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| max_torque:
Thing is, if you build an aeroplane, it can land at any airport. Should demographic changes result in lots of people wanting to suddenly fly from A to C, rather than A to B, it's very easy to accommodate that change. However, a fixed railway, and a VERY expensive ($/mile) one at that could be left high and dry if the demand changes or just moves away. The UK is proof of this, as the rapid boom in railway expansion in the mid 1800's (the so called Railway Mania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Mania ) led to massive building of intrastruture, that was later abandoned when the demand disappeared. Increasingly, thanks to fast networking (optical fibre internet) people no longer actually need to physically travel between places at high speed, and i can' t see that changing? |
| Brumby:
--- Quote from: max_torque on October 07, 2016, 12:57:53 pm ---Thing is, if you build an aeroplane, it can land at any airport. Should demographic changes result in lots of people wanting to suddenly fly from A to C, rather than A to B, it's very easy to accommodate that change. --- End quote --- Between Sydney and Melbourne, I can't see that being a problem. The only likelihood is people not wanting to get off at Canberra - so you could just close the station and trains simply express through it. I think I can say this safely ... people from Sydney and Melbourne wouldn't mind. Might make for a useful venue, however - if we put a politician or two on the tracks ... >:D |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: Brumby on October 07, 2016, 01:14:04 pm ---Might make for a useful venue, however - if we put a politician or two on the tracks ... >:D --- End quote --- Tickets would sell out just for that! |
| Brumby:
We could even invite our American friends to join in .... Hilary and/or Donald, maybe? |
| David Hess:
--- Quote from: Brumby on October 07, 2016, 01:22:56 pm ---We could even invite our American friends to join in .... Hilary and/or Donald, maybe? --- End quote --- Americans think big so all of Congress. |
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