Does seem like common sense to not hinge your business plan on a 25yo government proposal
Dwarfer6666 on
Diddums. maybe they should have contributed to the cost?
SirBoboGargle on
But melburnites will still be able to see the dish. Silver lining.
espersooty on
Well The coalition shouldn’t of developed a project that was dependent on Coal volumes increasing.
Broomfondl3 on
Particularly for Banaby who bought $500k of property along the route just before it was release to the public.
artsrc on
I don’t understand how it can cost $45B.
> Approx. $0.7 million to $1.5 million+ per km, depending on location and speed requirements. This is flat land, and low speed track.
AI Says:
> The 1,700km Melbourne–Brisbane Inland Rail project, which includes significant upgrading and new construction, is currently estimated to cost over $31 billion, averaging over $18 million per km due to complex engineering, land acquisition, and project blowouts.
That is over 10 times what it should cost.
AStubbs86 on
The only thing I expected from Australia is things to get worse !
PhotographsWithFilm on
And this, kiddies, is why High Speed Rail is nothing but a dream
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Does seem like common sense to not hinge your business plan on a 25yo government proposal
Diddums. maybe they should have contributed to the cost?
But melburnites will still be able to see the dish. Silver lining.
Well The coalition shouldn’t of developed a project that was dependent on Coal volumes increasing.
Particularly for Banaby who bought $500k of property along the route just before it was release to the public.
I don’t understand how it can cost $45B.
> Approx. $0.7 million to $1.5 million+ per km, depending on location and speed requirements. This is flat land, and low speed track.
AI Says:
> The 1,700km Melbourne–Brisbane Inland Rail project, which includes significant upgrading and new construction, is currently estimated to cost over $31 billion, averaging over $18 million per km due to complex engineering, land acquisition, and project blowouts.
That is over 10 times what it should cost.
The only thing I expected from Australia is things to get worse !
And this, kiddies, is why High Speed Rail is nothing but a dream