Comments on: High Speed Rail Trains Around the World: Except Australia http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/ Travel Tales and Photos from around the world off the beaten track Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: jack marchand http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-17063 jack marchand Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:30:32 +0000 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-17063 "Are you human (YES or NO) (required) - Why ask?" Why the above sign in comment requirement - Why do you ask? My answer was "yes" -- at least I think I am. R U A better world is coming -- J.M. <blockquote>EDITOR: The "Are you human" question reduces the amount of junk comments made on this site by automated spam software programs</blockquote> “Are you human (YES or NO) (required) – Why ask?”

Why the above sign in comment requirement – Why do you ask?
My answer was “yes” — at least I think I am. R U

A better world is coming — J.M.

EDITOR: The “Are you human” question reduces the amount of junk comments made on this site by automated spam software programs

]]> By: jack marchand http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16968 jack marchand Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:45:28 +0000 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16968 In comment 29 above all my web sites (http://trillions.topcities.com/)were removed by presumably power groups whose greedy interests is to permit only them to acquire the info. It relates to global transportation in the future with EVs riding magnetic tubes guideways with tunnels in the Bering Sea (Alaska to Siberia) also tunnels from Quebec to Greenland, Iceland, and Faeroes Islands to Scotland and Europe (across North Atlantic Ocean)also in Asia fron Indochina to Australia connecting the Islands in between. The global system connecting all countries would be proportionally owned by each and whose shares would reflect their usage of it. Should anyone be willing to contact -- http://www.topcities.com -- and ask them to reinstall my site would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise it may take a while for me to redo it. Thanks, Jack Marchand In comment 29 above all my web sites (http://trillions.topcities.com/)were removed by presumably power groups whose greedy interests is to permit only them to acquire the info. It relates to global transportation in the future with EVs riding magnetic tubes guideways with tunnels in the Bering Sea (Alaska to Siberia) also tunnels from Quebec to Greenland, Iceland, and Faeroes Islands to Scotland and Europe (across North Atlantic Ocean)also in Asia fron Indochina to Australia connecting the Islands in between. The global system connecting all countries would be proportionally owned by each and whose shares would reflect their usage of it. Should anyone
be willing to contact — http://www.topcities.com — and ask them to reinstall my site would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise it may take a while for me to redo it. Thanks, Jack Marchand

]]> By: Helio http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16647 Helio Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:09:51 +0000 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16647 The website fastrail.com.au does focus on Wollongong but Wollongong is between MELBOURNE and SYDNEY. If the project is to go ahead the Fast Rail link would be: MELBOURNE - CANBERRA - WOLLONGONG - SYDNEY - NEWCASTLE - BRISBANE. Each area of Australia needs to prompt the area they live in and hence this website was setup for Wollongong but overall it is for all people in the above areas. The website fastrail.com.au does focus on Wollongong but Wollongong is between MELBOURNE and SYDNEY.

If the project is to go ahead the Fast Rail link would be:

MELBOURNE – CANBERRA – WOLLONGONG – SYDNEY – NEWCASTLE – BRISBANE.

Each area of Australia needs to prompt the area they live in and hence this website was setup for Wollongong but overall it is for all people in the above areas.

]]> By: gtveloce http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16642 gtveloce Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:53:12 +0000 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16642 That link seems to primarily promote Wollongong as a stop on a proposed high-speed rail link between Melbourne and Brisbane, presumably at the expense of any alternative routes - although the domain name is more generically - and misleadingly - just "fast rail". Fair enough for Wollongong locals, but it's an example of what will happen when competing regional centres start lobbying for their stops as well. I guess I'd personally want Wollongong to be considered, but surely it needs to be part of the greater Sydney transport plan first of all? Wouldn't that be the best bet for funding? Whilst Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane is what's being currently promoted it's a stretch to imagine that the business case will stack up, especially given that the NBN - arguably an even more compellingly national infrastructure investment - has had such a struggle to get this far. A far better case could be made for a greater Sydney transport plan, where fast rail between Newcastle-Gosford-Sydney embraces the 'Gong as well. With a long-term plan to link in with a national fast-rail "grid" later, perhaps. Just a thought! That link seems to primarily promote Wollongong as a stop on a proposed high-speed rail link between Melbourne and Brisbane, presumably at the expense of any alternative routes – although the domain name is more generically – and misleadingly – just “fast rail”. Fair enough for Wollongong locals, but it’s an example of what will happen when competing regional centres start lobbying for their stops as well. I guess I’d personally want Wollongong to be considered, but surely it needs to be part of the greater Sydney transport plan first of all? Wouldn’t that be the best bet for funding?

Whilst Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane is what’s being currently promoted it’s a stretch to imagine that the business case will stack up, especially given that the NBN – arguably an even more compellingly national infrastructure investment – has had such a struggle to get this far. A far better case could be made for a greater Sydney transport plan, where fast rail between Newcastle-Gosford-Sydney embraces the ‘Gong as well. With a long-term plan to link in with a national fast-rail “grid” later, perhaps. Just a thought!

]]> By: Helio http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16601 Helio Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:50:14 +0000 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16601 I agree that Australia is a modern country but doesn’t have alot of infrastructure that other countries have such as fast rail and even metro. If you agree, please sign this petition: http://fastrail.com.au/ Help spread the word and share it around. The more signatures we have, the better :) I agree that Australia is a modern country but doesn’t have alot of infrastructure that other countries have such as fast rail and even metro.

If you agree, please sign this petition: http://fastrail.com.au/

Help spread the word and share it around. The more signatures we have, the better :)

]]> By: Tony http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16414 Tony Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:27:32 +0000 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/high-speed-rail-trains-around-the-world-except-australia/#comment-16414 I travel a lot with work between gold coast and sydney, always fly virgin-blu gold member too, anyway I thought I would catch the train as I had not done that run by rail before, so I booked a sleeper room 1 adult over the phone, ''Ha wot a joke''had to catch a bus from robina to casino some 3 hours, then catch the connecting train 7pm from casino{town} arriving in syd next morn 730am def wont be doing that again, I did find out you can catch one direct from brisb to syd 730 am arrive syd 8pm bypass gold coast, with no sleeper beds on!! over 12hrs in a chair!! come on!! I was lucky I had the cabin to my self, but not knowing at every stop I might be sleeping with someone else that night, what a good nights sleep I had not, fast trains are def what we need in Aus, the ones similar to roller coaster tracks feel more safe? I also think it would be a while yet, cause of how other business would be effected like the truckies and all the unions, they would say anything to slow it down, but lets keep plugging away and it will pay off anyone have an email or web site to form a petition?? Regards Tony I travel a lot with work between gold coast and sydney, always fly virgin-blu gold member too, anyway I thought I would catch the train as I had not done that run by rail before, so I booked a sleeper room 1 adult over the phone, ”Ha wot a joke”had to catch a bus from robina to casino some 3 hours, then catch the connecting train 7pm from casino{town} arriving in syd next morn 730am def wont be doing that again, I did find out you can catch one direct from brisb to syd 730 am arrive syd 8pm bypass gold coast, with no sleeper beds on!! over 12hrs in a chair!! come on!!

I was lucky I had the cabin to my self, but not knowing at every stop I might be sleeping with someone else that night, what a good nights sleep I had not, fast trains are def what we need in Aus, the ones similar to roller coaster tracks feel more safe? I also think it would be a while yet, cause of how other business would be effected like the truckies and all the unions, they would say anything to slow it down, but lets keep plugging away and it will pay off anyone have an email or web site to form a petition??
Regards
Tony

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