With an independent review of the $14.5 billion Inland Rail project looming, one former project director claims those charged with the initial planning "just looked on Google Maps".
Cameron Simpkins, who was a project director at Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), which is building the 1,700-kilometre train line, said it was clear to him that early planning had been "rushed'.
Construction of the Inland Rail line from Melbourne to Brisbane has created thousands of jobs and boosted regional economies along the track.
