Sydney to Melbourne High Speed Rail Investigation | Australian HSR

Australians have been talking about building high speed rail for decades with no results. The grand idea is to build HSR from Brisbane to Melbourne, which would be roughly 1000 miles or 1600km! Right now they're talking about MAYBE building 120km of that from Sydney to Newcastle. However, a very compelling city pair within the concept is Sydney to Melbourne. Together those two metros account for 40% of the entire Australian national population. Would it make sense, though? What would a route look like and what would it look like? Find out inside! This video also has the dual purpose of wishing a happy birthday to Ben from Melbourne. If you'd like a birthday video for yourself or someone else in 2025, keep an eye out for one of my videos in December, which will have instructions on how to get that chance. Image Attribution: By Mattinbgn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Nick-D - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Wpcpey - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Hugh Llewelyn - https://www.flickr.com/photos/camperd..., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Bahnfrend - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By WenChuanHighway - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Takeshi Aida - https://www.flickr.com/photos/aidatak..., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Bahnfrend - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Liamdavies - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Thebusofdoom - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By 353tcn - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Kabelleger / David Gubler - Own work, also available at https://bahnbilder.ch/picture/18793, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Thomas Hobley - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Philip Mallis from Melbourne - Flinders Street Station and Eureka Tower, Melbourne, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By PEPSI697 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... References: https://newcastleweekly.com.au/newcas... https://web.archive.org.au/awa/201408... Chapters: 0:00 Hey, Its Your Old Pal Lucid Stew Again 0:05 Introduction 0:25 The Metros 3:08 Guiding Principles & Technology 3:36 Melbourne 5:51 Northern Victoria 7:38 Wodonga-Albury 8:56 Southern NSW 10:35 Canberra 12:27 Between Canberra and Sydney 13:21 Sydney Suburbs 14:43 Sydney 16:05 Comparison to Flying 16:44 Cost 17:34 Thanks and Up Next 17:54 See You On That Big, Beautiful Freeway! Topics: High Speed Rail HSR Monty Python Australia Birthday Melbourne Sydney Canberra Victoria Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Flinders Street Station Southern Cross Station Sydney Central Station Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport Melbourne Airport Canberra Airport Alstom Avelia Broadmeadows Station Wodonga Albury Albury Railway Station Western Sydney International Airport Newcastle #australia #melbourne #sydney #canberra