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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...eb4ed4eaacecd7
I don't know why we're subsidising this, if you go the Red Premium tickets its about $170 - you can fly between Melbourne and Adelaide for around the same price with QANTAS, and get there in just over an hour or so.
This leads into a discussion on people with their fetish for 'fast rail' services between capital cities - we've already got good airport infrastructure and services between the capital cities, with the cost of the infrastructure for fast rail, you'd end up paying twice as much as a flight and take more than twice as long to get to your destination.
I'm of the opinion we let the Overland rail service die its long overdue death.
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Never underestimate the desire to avoid a) airports and b) Melbourne.
If I had the need to go to Adelaide, I'd happy take the train and use the time to do paperwork/design stuff. A trip to airport involves multiple other on-offs of transport from Geetroit via Melbourne: car to Gull Bus, Gull Bus to airport, luggage and screening bzzzt, getting there early, waiting around, boarding, up&away, land, get luggage, get next bit of transport, phew. I'm exhausted.
Train: no need to go into Melb, apparently it stops at North Shore, just get a lift from fam, on train, chill and relax, look out the window and see cows in much better resolution than from a plane, Radelaide. 60kg of luggage.
https://railmaps.com.au/routedetails.php?RouteSelect=32
Very easy for regional people.