[Peakoil] 'No case for fast rail': report rejects Canberra-Sydney link

[Alex Pollard]

Interestingly Nick Greiner doesn't see rail as a replacement for cars
and buses, only aviation. Peak Oil can't be a consideration in his
mind.




The agency, headed by former NSW premier Nick Greiner, reported that
high speed rail had no place in its $30 billion state infrastructure
plan.

"The proposed [high speed rail] scheme is expensive, $68 –
$108 billion," the reports states.

"Operating costs, due to the long distances noted, would also be
high, relative to air travel.

"A commitment of this scale requires a high degree of certainty
that it will achieve its identified objectives.

"To date, Infrastructure NSW believes the case has not been made
as to why a rail option would provide such transformative benefits that it
would compete with aviation, even with a heavy subsidy."


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