Re: Bracks supports VHST to Melbourne

[Martin Barr-David <martbd@optushome.com.au>]

Get on with building fucking thing, you wankers

Maurie Daly wrote:

> In article <39698c0a$0$11208$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> "James C" <noemail@emailsux.com> writes:
> >From: "James C" <noemail@emailsux.com>
> >Subject: Re: Bracks supports VHST to Melbourne
> >Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:57:55 +1000
>
> >David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
> >Jafa5.125$7B5.543750@news0.optus.net.au">news:Jafa5.125$7B5.543750@news0.optus.net.au...
> >> After the Centenary of Federation stuff finished in London, Victorian
> >> premier Steve Bracks rode to Paris on Eurostar. Part of the journey (on
> >> the French side, at 300km/h for maximum effect) was in the cab. He said he
> >> was "sold" on the technology and fully supports extending a Sydney -
> >> Canberra VHST to Melbourne by 2010. His government would commit funding to
> >> a feasibility study and match any Commonwealth concessions, possibly
> >> through waiving charges and facilitating land acquisition.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >> David
>
> >It was in Herald sun as well, according to the paper Victoria state
> >government will put money towards Melbourne extension of the Sydney-Canberra
> >Speedrail.  Federal government welcome the move but hope Steve can put
> >pressure on NSW government to show some interest in Sydney-Canberra project.
>
> >Cheers
> >James
>
> The problem here is that the last thing we need is more feasability studies.
> There is nothing to study,this concept has been studied to death going back as
> far as the original VFT project.
> If Bracks wants a VFT / HST whatever you want to call it between Sydney & Melb
> then the only way he will get it is if he can persuade The NSW Govt and the
> Feds and his own Govt to wholly pay for the complete project.
> The SNCF doesnt get the private sector to pay for its hi speed lines.
> What is needed is some decisive action otherwise in 2010 the Govts will still
> be studying the proposal.
>
> MD