Canem (continued)
While your P&O CEO makes a good point (people can get so obsessed with technology that they forget its purpose) it's not really relevant here. We know the point of high speed rail - it enables decentralisation, giving people an alternative to the high land costs and dense living conditions of the city. It also reduces our dependence on oil, and frees up runway capacity at airports.

As I see it, there are three much bigger problems with our infrastructure development: lack of coordination, lack of scrutiny, and underestimating their economic significance. Professionally I can solve these problems, but convincing the politicians they even need solving is something I haven't yet been able to do.

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individual,
Constant & reliable efficiency won't be enough to induce large scale decentralisation, nor to make people catch the train from Melbourne to Sydney rather than flying.

There are several very important factors in thransport, but speed is one that can't always be substituted for.

Monorails have one big problem, a break down closes the line; and are we talking real monorail or an elevated two rail system with guide wheels?

I did eventually manage to get a letter about the trains published in the "Armidale Express". Whether it produces any reaction remains to be seen.

nor to make people catch the train from Melbourne to Sydney rather than flying.
Aidan,
it's not just Public Servants who travel, those who want to get there faster will most likely have enough sense to fly !

Monorails have one big problem, a break down closes the line; and are we talking real monorail or an elevated two rail system with guide wheels?
is Mise,
I can't force you to warm to the idea but getting pedantic about it is utterly unconstructive also !
Btw, last time I looked Mono meant 1.

a break down closes the line;
is Mise,
What & a normal rail keeps the trains running during a break-down !