sasanb

All this fuss about fast-rail between Sydney and Newcastle makes me laugh. China is building hundreds of kilometers of fast rail every year at a fraction of the cost.

And for reference: in China fast train means 250-350km/hr (soon to become 450km/hr). In Australia apparently fast means 150km/hr,

Mar 8 at 4:25amWeb
Show threadskribe 🇺🇦 Mar 8
@sasanb that's only 20-30kph faster than what the Perth Metropolitan trains are speed-limited to. They are designed to reach 150kph.
Show threadGoimblaMar 8
@sasanb Meanwhile Victoria Pass on the Great* Western Highway is closed for a few days to try to stop the main road between Sydney & western NSW from sliding down the hill, again.
*Used ironically
Show threadGoimblaMar 13
Great* Western Highway linking Sydney to Central NSW closed for 3 months 😡
*Not at all great
The alternative Bells Line of Road nearly fell off the side of Mt Tomah in 2021
Looks like the city/country divide is real.