The $324 billion question: Is high speed rail in Queensland worth the cost?

4BC Drive with Gary Hardgrave

Japan is arguably at the forefront of fast rail with its bullet trains that travel at more than 500km/h.

Recently, plans for fast rail in Australia have been proposed but never gained any traction.

The estimated cost of building a high-speed train line from Sydney to the Central Coast was $32 billion.

Rail Back On Track Advocate Jeff Addison told Shane Doherty on 4BC Summer Drive, "Without knowing details, if we were to extrapolate out that distance [Sydney to the Central Coast] for that cost for, Brisbane to Cairns, you'd be looking at a cost of $324 billion, which I can't see happening."

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