Propeller has stalled in flight, but rail development for Canberra hasn’t even taken off 3/2/2012 “The Nation’s transport boss has been caught up in a mid-air drama above Canberra with a Qantas…
Category: Australian rail
Australian intercity rail run-down and unprepared to replace domestic flights after peak oil
On 22/11/2011 I tested the XPT train from Sydney to Melbourne on my way to the conference Building Community Resilience and Minimising Risk http://www.mav.asn.au/events/Pages/Building-Community-Resilience-and-Minimizing-Risk-23112011.aspx organised by the Municipal Association of Victoria, for…
Australian 2011 budget allocation road/rail will not mitigate oil crunch
In general terms, the allocation in the Federal Budget 2011 for road and rail is NOT a portfolio of projects which will increase the economy’s productivity in the use of oil which…
Australia’s debating club on transport fantasies after global crude oil exports peaked 2005
While armed conflicts about OPEC’s remaining oil are spreading like cancer in MENA countries and an accumulated debt crisis triggers money printing which drives up oil prices sky high, the media and…
When will Sydney’s North West get its rail line?
No one knows. But while Sydney is continuing its love affair with the car – which one day in the not too distant future will come to an abrupt end – Frankfurt has…
Infrastructure expenditure by mode not commensurate with oil challenge
As oil production is peaking since 2005, expenditure for oil dependent roads has been increasing while at the same time investments in energy efficient rail are decreasing. Just the opposite of what should be done….
XPT Sydney – Coffs Harbour vs. Pacific Highway Upgrade
When going to Coffs Harbour for a peak oil presentation at the Council Chambers in March 2009 I took the XPT to test the rail service. Yes, what you see here is…