Philip Laird . Articles Will NSW ever have fast trains? We have seen a succession of reviews, plans and election promises of faster and better train services for regional New South Wales, home to one third of the state’s population, in recent years. Yet little had been heard from the state government on track works to allow new trains to travel faster until April 29 this year. Distance-based road charges will improve traffic — and if done right won't slow Australia's switch to electric cars Road-user charges on electric vehicles based on distance driven were announced in November 2020 by the governments of South Australia and Victoria, while New South Wales ministers have differing views. These charges are justified on several grounds, including the costs of road use and congestion. Is another huge and costly road project really Sydney's best option right now? The New South Wales government has focused on delivering more motorways and rail links for Sydney, along with main roads in regional NSW, since the Coalition won office in 2011. We can halve train travel times between our cities by moving to faster rail The Melbourne-Sydney air corridor is now the second-busiest in the world. That’s true for either the number of passenger planes flying between the two airports or by counting actual passenger numbers, now over 9 million passengers a year. That’s an increase of 28% since 2009. Let's get moving with the affordable medium-speed alternatives to the old dream of high-speed rail More than half a century has passed since high-speed rail began operating in Japan. Meanwhile, the Australian Federal Government is less interested in high-speed rail and instead favours "faster rail" or medium-speed rail.
