Bullet trains

This is on a train out of Tokyo, a simple1.5 hour trip.

I've been in Australia long enough to know we will never get our act together to create efficient and affordable transport. To many short term outlooks by those in government influenced by too many vested interests.

 

What size is the destination city? There are some decent sized cities not far from Tokyo - all of them many times bigger than, say, Canberra.

 

Size is relative - it is a major city in Australia and an important destination for business/government and other travelers. I'm not sure what Tokyo has to do with a train over here.

When the likes of Morocco, Finland, Iran and Poland are more advanced in this area, you know we have missed the boat

 

Sure, but if Canberra was a city of 2 million people and if Melbourne was much, much closer, there would have been a better business case for it.
Of course, I like the idea - I would love to go on one of those trains and see it hurtle through Sydney.

 

it is indeed very strange the government does not take fast trains very serious. it is a much better strategy then playing around with the stamp duty every now and then...

 

An autobarn would be a better idea.

And all the Teslas can stretch their legs.