Comment on Should Newcastle to Sydney bullet train really be first link built of Melbourne to Brisbane route?
Tau@aussie.zone 4 days ago
It sounds a logical start point, the central coast and Newcastle have a large population base to work with and it’s not that far apart. The sheer amount of tunnel for that route compared to what one would expect with a corridor through more open country is a downside but you might as well start somewhere rather than talk about it for a few more decades.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Yeah I’m not sure how I feel about the expensive tunnel + bridges route. Maybe getting that out of the way early could make it easier to keep going, giving a sort of “the hard part has already been done” argument in favour of continuing. On the other hand, the high pricetag could give opponents something to point at to say “stop this here”.