Re: New Hi Speed Train to replace prospector

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

Roderick Smith wrote in message <01bda635$ae0ce4c0$262e11cb@rodsmith>...
>If more people went to Europe instead of Bali, there would be a greater
>realisation that 160 km/h is routine in most countries, 200 km/h far from
>uncommon.  The WA proposal is hardly a 'high-speed' train, just
>contemporary world standards.  Likewise, Queensland is hardly running
>'bullet trains'.
>
>Few Australians, particularly from NSW, realise that Australia's fastest
>train was the 15.00 Fri. Perth - Kalgoorlie 'Prospector': 6 h for a
>distance similar to Sydney - Albury (over which the much-vaunted XPT takes
>7 h).
>
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>What might be achieved?
>Perth - Northam: 1 h?
>Northam - Kalgoorlie: 3 h?
>
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According to my map the road distance from Perth to Kal is something under
600km. This seems to be about an hour's air trip. Why bother with fast
trains to woop woop?

Barry Campbell