"chris" <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message 395F348C.CB4D017D@enet21.com.au">news:395F348C.CB4D017D@enet21.com.au... > A far better use of taxpayers money would be to straighten and electrify the > existing line at a fraction of the cost. And reduce the journey time to 5 or 6 hours? It would not be competitive with air. Dave