Re: High Speed lines in Australia

Derek Woodlands (kingpin@zip.net.au)
Wed, 30 Jul 1997 11:06:44 GMT

On Tue, 29 Jul 1997 20:56:58 +0100, John Haynes
<john@johnsig.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>
> Could someone let me know what is the position regarding the building of
> high speed inter-city lines in Australia.
>
> When I last visited your country in 1989 The two fastest trains were the
> Spirit of Capricorn from Brisbane to Rockhampton and the xpt or as we
> say hst in this country.
>
> Thanks and lets hope that someone has or is starting to buld one.

Well, it is all talk, talk, talk. Darned politicians!

At the rate things are going, the VFT will be running the day before
they develop transporters a la Star Trek.

Catchya

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