Originally Posted by
Another Number
HS rail - no chance while every politician is treated to the Chairman's Club!
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Another Number,
A cynical statement, feel good now??
Whether you believe it or not, the economics of HS rail in Australia simply does not add up
One bright idea to "balance the books" is/was to raise a land tax on the basis that HS passenger rail access would increase inter-urban land values, along the rail corridor, payable as a subsidy.
As I said a while back, the problem with HS rail in Australia is the devastatingly competitive real world cost of air transport..
AND---- taking a total (as opposed to cheery picked) environmental picture, air transport brushed up pretty well environmentally.
Tootle pip!!