Why I buy into the dream of an intercity train. (But am the first to say I don't get the economics...) @ABCthedrumhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-11/knight-our-ridiculously-slow-road-to-a-very-fast-train/7316778 …
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Replying to @domknight
@domknight@ABCthedrum The problem is the economics. Not enough travellers. London to Paris is half the distance of Melbourne to Sydney (1)1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @johnmcternan
@johnmcternan@domknight@ABCthedrum but it's one of the world's busiest flight routes1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CPtraveller
@CPtraveller@domknight@ABCthedrum And will stay one of the world's busiest. Air is the appropriate way given sparse population in between4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @johnmcternan
@CPtraveller@domknight@ABCthedrum But they do in Kent and Pas de Calais1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @johnmcternan
@johnmcternan@CPtraveller more proof that complex policy debates are frustrating on Twitter - but thanks. Assume JG PMO looked in detail.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @domknight
@domknight@CPtraveller It was thought about. The real gains in rail in Australia are intra-urban - linking suburbs and CBD. And light rail.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@johnmcternan @domknight @CPtraveller with $20b pa congestion cost, dead right. big gains are in cities, not sexy HSR announcements
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