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Are there a lot of private trains in Sydney? Melbourne has the regional V-lines, but other than that, I think it's the iter-city touristy rail lines (i.e. The O
by djsumdog 8y ago
Are there a lot of private trains in Sydney? Melbourne has the regional V-lines, but other than that, I think it's the iter-city touristy rail lines (i.e. The Overland to Adelaide).
Sydney to Melbourne was the most traveled air route in the world at one point. There really needs to be a high speed line between the through via the ACT. They could have probably built one with the money the wasted on Myki.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoFlights between Melbourne and Sydney are cheap though, and already fairly fast. The train would need to be under 4 hours to really be competitive with flying. It could be done, with something like a TGV style train. I can't imagine how much it would cost though.
- forapurpose 8y ago> Flights between Melbourne and Sydney are cheap It may be expensive if you include the externalities of climate change.
- dx034 8y agoWith most Electricity in the region from coal, externalities of a high speed train might not be much better, esp considering the environmental impact of tracks. I'm a fan of trains but high-speed rail consumes a lot of energy.
- forapurpose 8y agoHow much energy is used by the two technologies to move 100 people 100 miles? I'd bet flying them consumes a lot more, but I don't know much about the train technologies.