In 2010 the Labor Government commissioned a report on High Speed Rail (HSR) in Australia, mainly at the instigation of the Green Party. The final report was made in 2013. In the 7 years to 2017, the Australian population increased by one million people. A poll by The Age newspaper in 2016 found that 73% […]
The Wrong 2013 High Speed Rail Report Rail Corridor
In 2010 the Labor Government commissioned a report on High Speed Rail (HSR) in Australia, mainly at the instigation of the Green Party. The final report was made in 2013. In the 7 years to 2017, the Australian population increased by some two million people. A poll by The Age newspaper in 2016 found that […]
High Speed Rail Melbourne to Adelaide
West route options There are four options for HSR through Victoria to the west of Melbourne to the South Australian border and two from there to Adelaide. All routes connect to Tullamarine Airport, Avalon Airport and terminate at Adelaide Airport. Regional residents on or near HSR would have direct access to airports. The first route […]
High Speed Rail Melbourne to Adelaide
West route options There are four options for HSR through Victoria to the west of Melbourne to the South Australian border and two from there to Adelaide. All routes connect to Tullamarine Airport, Avalon Airport and terminate at Adelaide Airport. Regional residents on or near HSR would have direct access to airports. The first route […]
London Underground Lessons for Australia
The London Underground railway has lessons for Australia. London Underground celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2013. It was the first in the world. It was started in 1860, only 30 years after the first steam railway in the world, the Liverpool to Manchester was opened in 1830. It was completed and opened 3 years later […]
Melbourne Connection to Tullamarine Airport
Introduction The recent report on the Herald-Sun front page last week about the pressing need for a fast connection from the city to Tullamarine Airport appeared almost hysterical in its urgency. It strove for public backing and pleaded Government action. It is stunning evidence of the growing effects of road congestion from population increase in […]
Benefits of the Gippsland Route for High Speed Rail
Introduction Beautiful Gippsland is in serious strife. Its main resource, brown coal, is losing its usefulness for electricity generation. It is losing jobs and disrupting lives. The population of Gippsland along 300km of coast from Melbourne at about 400,000 is double that of the 300km inland to Albury/Wodonga, which is the corridor for High Speed […]
Critical Influences
Critical Influences As a person of influence, no doubt you keep up to date on issues on which to influence others and they wish to influence you. May I bring you up to date on a major matter? It is a serious and long term responsibility. We are playing with our quality of life and […]
Richmond Station Redevelopment
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 […]