Re: Bracks supports VHST to Melbourne

["James C" <noemail@emailsux.com>]

You might need some extra information on how it apporaches Melbourne. Where
the station needs to be etc.

Some residential area expanded since the 80s and early 90s, also cut price
airlines changed the profit margin.


Cheers
James



> >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
>
>