It has been suggested that Richmond suburban railway station in Melbourne should be relocate. It is a good idea and should be supported, which is the intent of these notes. The proposed new site is between the MCG and the Tennis Centre. It has great merit as it would connect rail to the site of […]
Rail Freight and the Port of Brisbane
The capacity of rail freight to and from the Port of Brisbane is constrained at present and is not well placed for the projected increase in freight through-put. It would be increased by extending the HSR/FFR Project. This would entail cutting a trench next to the existing railway, building dedicated narrow and standard gauge electric […]
Introduction to the updates
High Speed Rail (HSR) is the same thing as Very Fast Train (VFT) in Australia. It is proposed to construct it between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, the largest cities in Australia. Fast Freight Rail (FFR) would run next to HSR on separate dedicated electrified tracks. Passengers would be carried in comfort and convenience from CBD […]