Sydney to Melbourne High Speed Rail Investigation | Australian HSR

Australians have been talking about building high speed rail for decades with no results. The grand idea is to build HSR from Brisbane to Melbourne, which would be roughly 1000 miles or 1600km! Right now they're talking about MAYBE building 120km of that from Sydney to Newcastle. However, a very compelling city pair within the concept is Sydney to Melbourne. Together those two metros account for 40% of the entire Australian national population. Would it make sense, though? What would a route look like and what would it look like? Find out inside! This video also has the dual purpose of wishing a happy birthday to Ben from Melbourne. If you'd like a birthday video for yourself or someone else in 2025, keep an eye out for one of my videos in December, which will have instructions on how to get that chance.

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References:

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https://web.archive.org.au/awa/201408...

Chapters:

0:00 Hey, Its Your Old Pal Lucid Stew Again
0:05 Introduction
0:25 The Metros
3:08 Guiding Principles & Technology
3:36 Melbourne
5:51 Northern Victoria
7:38 Wodonga-Albury
8:56 Southern NSW
10:35 Canberra
12:27 Between Canberra and Sydney
13:21 Sydney Suburbs
14:43 Sydney
16:05 Comparison to Flying
16:44 Cost
17:34 Thanks and Up Next
17:54 See You On That Big, Beautiful Freeway!

Topics:

High Speed Rail
HSR
Monty Python
Australia
Birthday
Melbourne
Sydney
Canberra
Victoria
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Flinders Street Station
Southern Cross Station
Sydney Central Station
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
Melbourne Airport
Canberra Airport
Alstom Avelia
Broadmeadows Station
Wodonga
Albury
Albury Railway Station
Western Sydney International Airport
Newcastle