Re: Latest news on Speedrail

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> "Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@eisa.net.au> wrote in message
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> > Most of the travel will be business travel which is mainly capital city
> > based.  The peons out at Penrith are too busy spending their income on
> > consumer goods to be a worthwhile market for capital city business
travel.
> > On a more serious note, even if you live away from the city centre most
> > business travel is paid for by the company/government agency that
employs
> > you and this involves mainly capital to capital travel.
>
> Which still means that whatever travelling is needed to get to/from an
> airport is still needed with a train station.

And the three hours of productive work time en route will make it
worthwhile, not to mention the reduced need for a second Sydney airport.

Dave