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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

Should Newcastle to Sydney bullet train really be first link built of Melbourne to Brisbane route?

An XPT country link train near Dungog in NSW.
An XPT country link train near Dungog in NSW. Photograph: mikulas1/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A high-speed train linking Sydney and Newcastle could cut the journey to an hour by 2039, an independent transport advisory body says, but more evidence is needed to justify prioritising that section over Melbourne and Brisbane connections.

Infrastructure Australia said it supported a business case by the federal government’s High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) moving to a further development phase.

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