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Mountain ascents by rail – the vexed question of Adelaide

April 21, 2012
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Mountain ascents by rail – the vexed question of Adelaide

Some cities have it much worse than Adelaide – Wellington confined by hills source wikipedia Since Somebody’s post some years ago, this question has continued to kick around. An entire federal government report has been prepared on the merits of an Adelaide Hills Rail Bypass, which unsurprisingly said the whole thing was too expensive, and was not universely supported by freight operators, who felt the extra distance back to...

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Tullamarine Airport Rail Link – the case against

April 6, 2012
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The matter of a train from the CBD to Tullamarine Airport has surfaced again. Why does our only express airport shuttle run with buses?...

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High Speed Rail talking points #4 – The political context

April 4, 2012
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High Speed Rail talking points #4 – The political context

This instalment looks at the political and institutional context of HSR in Australia and compares the relative failure of HSR in Australia with other jurisdictions...

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The case for a (mostly) car-free CBD

March 20, 2012
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Those who follow me on Facebook may have seen my comment on today’s Herald Sun poll. It was in response to a report that...

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High Speed Rail talking points #3 – Strategic planning

March 1, 2012
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High Speed Rail talking points #3 – Strategic planning

This post provides some discussion points relating to strategic planning factors that will underpin an East Coast HSR network in Australia. As always, debate...

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Infrastructure barriers to modal interchange

February 24, 2012
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Infrastructure barriers to modal interchange

I’ve been mulling over some ideas that stuck in my mind about modal interchanges after attending the ‘Ideas for Melbourne – Transport and Movement’...

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HSR Talking Points #2 – Effects on urban and regional development

February 23, 2012
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HSR Talking Points #2 – Effects on urban and regional development

This set of talking points will discuss the role of human, physical and economic geography in shaping an Australian HSR network. Again, these are...

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