Subject: Re: High Speed passenger rail aus.rail(251641)

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Subject: Re: High Speed passenger rail

Posted on: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:53:10 GMT

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:37:09 +0000 (UTC), terryc

wrote:

>On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:25:36 +1100, Sylvia Else wrote:
>
>> .... The question is
>> whether a link can be constructed that is fast enough to capture a
>> worthwhile share of the market, and at a cost that is competitive with
>> air travel. ....
>>
>> A maglev could do it and the technology certainly exists, but no long
>> distance maglev has been built anywhere, due to the expense.
>
>And it will either never happen or, like the railways of old, by the time
>it is forced to pork barrel this location and that location, it will be
>another 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 hours journey.
>
>Basically, it really is a gigantic land grab and they want the government
>(us) to give them the land free for their business.
>

Who is "they"

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