A very fast train from Wollongong to Sydney ! In fact the Maglev has been resurrected, dusted off - and presented as a possible solution to our problems.
There seems only one fly in the ointment ! It is the eve of a Federal election - and that is the silly season when desperate governments trying to claw their way back to office reach into the smoke and mirrors department.
Just like another famous - half built - rail connection to western Sydney, this will see a twenty million dollar feasibility study thrown at it - but of course all that will happen after the election.
For any improvement in the rail connection to Sydney one major undertaking must occur first - and that is a tunnel from Thirroul to Waterfall to replace the steam era track winding up from the escarpment to the flat lands.
Without that there can be no improvement by way of Maglev or fast electric trains - and have you noticed that there is no mention of that tunnel is this latest " pie in the sky " election promise.
It's a bit hard to get excited - when we have heard this all before - so many times !
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