HyperTran Australia
Stand: That Australia develop a plan for the construction of the worlds most advanced high speed train network called The HyperTran.Background: Japan built its first bullet train in 1964. It carries 150 million people a year. The Australian people should accept no more delays to building our own high speed train network and we should take the matter into our own hands and get it started immediately.
High Speed Train, China.
When I was in China earlier this year, I travelled between two major cities on a high speed train and it was the most enjoyable journey I’ve ever taken. The time before that I travelled on the Shanghai Maglev Train and sat back sipping my coffee whilst the speed topped 430km/h. I imagined myself riding to Canberra for the day to visit a gallery as I travelled with my 2000 fellow passengers at over 400 km/h in complete silence, safety and supreme comfort.
This country has needed a High Speed Train Network for generations. The reason we don’t have one today is more about a lack of leadership than it is about the high cost. This lack of leadership is also the reason why we won’t get one anytime soon unless we take some determined action to get the job started.So far, all we have a High Speed Rail Report. You can read it here. After I read it I was left with two overriding conclusions.1. The government isn’t going to do it – it’s been placed (stacked) in the too hard basket.
2. Even if they do, they’ll choose the safe path using wheel-on-rail which is old technology.
2. Even if they do, they’ll choose the safe path using wheel-on-rail which is old technology.
