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High speed rail may be arriving
Public opinion is starting to believe we may finally see high speed rail in Australia in the next decade if we start building the...
Ross Lowrey
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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Spain has modernised with high speed rail
Spain is similar in size and density as south east Australia. We should use it as guide for the implementation of high speed rail.
Ross Lowrey
Sep 1, 20242 min read
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Integrating the Sydney-Newcastle corridor
Garry and I have been busy over the last few weeks preparing papers that address integration of high speed and conventional rail lines in...
Ross Lowrey
Aug 25, 20242 min read
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Developing A New Plan For Victoria
Victoria needs a new plan for settlement based on high speed rail connections to regional cities The High Speed Rail Authority has...
Ross Lowrey
Aug 18, 20243 min read
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Phased acquisition of faster passenger trains
New types of trains are needed to fully utilise high speed rail We won’t see the very fast high speed trains running between Sydney and...
Ross Lowrey
Aug 11, 20243 min read
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An Australian way to implement high speed rail
Australia needs a staged approach to implement high speed rail. Many commentators say that Australia’s cities are too far apart and our...
Ross Lowrey
Aug 4, 20243 min read
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HS1 provides a template for the HSRA
HS1 provides a template for high speed rail in the Sydney-Newcastle corridor. HS1 in the UK shows that high speed rail should be...
Ross Lowrey
Jul 28, 20242 min read
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Connectivity for Productivity
High speed rail will re-shape settlement and economic activity in Australia. High speed intercity and fast regional rail offer the best...
Ross Lowrey
Jul 21, 20242 min read
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An abundant supply of affordable housing
Decentralisation into regional centres connected by high speed rail will provide an abundant supply of affordable housing for many...
Ross Lowrey
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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High Speed Planning
It's been a busy time for us with the mini-conference in Sydney and Andrew McNaughton's visit to Melbourne. So I missed out on telling...
Ross Lowrey
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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Take-outs from our mini-conference
Last week we helped the Australian High Speed Association (AuHSR) hold its inaugral mini-conference with the British expert, Andrew...
Ross Lowrey
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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Establish Joint State and Federal Government Governance
The final difference between our approach and the 2013 HSR Study is to establish a joint governance structure for both high speed and...
Ross Lowrey
Jun 23, 20243 min read
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First positive signs from HSRA
In case you missed it, there is a good very good article from The Guardian interviewing Tim Parker, the recently appointed CEO of the...
Ross Lowrey
Jun 16, 20241 min read
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Minimise the cost to future generations
In addition to maximising the growth and development opportunities I outlined in my last blog, governments should also seek to capture...
Ross Lowrey
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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Maximise growth and development opportunities
In this series of blogs, I have been focussing on the differences between our approach compared with the 2013 HSR Study. In addition to...
Ross Lowrey
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Optimise the flow of people and goods
In my last blog, I highlighted the first of five differences in our approach with the 2013 HSR Study. This time I will address our...
Ross Lowrey
Jun 2, 20242 min read
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Shift growth to regional cities
How is it that Australia, with one of the lowest population densities in the world, has some of the highest housing prices? Could it be...
Ross Lowrey
May 24, 20242 min read
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Getting high speed rail right
Last time I told you that Andrew McNaughton supports our approach to implement high speed rail. So I thought I should give a quick...
Ross Lowrey
May 18, 20242 min read
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Copy of McNaughton backs Fastrack's approach
(RESEND: the link to reserve a place is now the correct one) The Australian High Speed Rail Association is organising a mini-conference...
Ross Lowrey
May 12, 20242 min read
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McNaughton backs Fastrack's approach
The Australian High Speed Rail Association is organising a mini-conference in late June with Prof. Andrew McNaughton as the key speaker. ...
Ross Lowrey
May 10, 20241 min read
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