Just a little bit of research into the Australian railway network.
Below is a map of Australia wide services, and then one of the Sydney to Melbourne region. The services into Canberra, and to surrounding areas are definitely in need of improvement. A more direct route is needed.
Some points on the railways system;
- To a large extent, rail is State Government based - THERE IS A NEED FOR COLLABORATION AUSTRALIA WIDE to produce more efficient Australia wide rail travel.
- A majority of the infrastructure is government owned (at either federal or state level)
- Only a small number of privately owned railways
- The Federal Government has formulated national policies and provides funding for national projects, however rail is often neglected for road transport networks.
- Federal Government don't regularly invest in railways, unless they are their own (ie. the Commonwealth Railways) - consider State railways owned by State Governments to be a State responsibility.
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