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Flights 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.
by toomanybeersies 8y ago
Flights 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.