How Australia’s $31 Billion Rail Project Went So Wrong

Discover the truth behind Australia’s $31 billion Inland Rail project and find out how a 1,600km engineering marvel designed to revolutionize freight became one of the country's most controversial infrastructure failures. You’ll see the high-tech engineering behind 1.8km-long "land ships" and learn exactly why planning disasters and community backlash pushed the budget and timeline to a breaking point. Watch to decide for yourself if this massive freight gamble is a necessary investment for Australia’s future or a historic $31 billion mistake. Join us by subscribing and help Design Zip keep growing:    / @designzip5890   00:00 Intro - Australia’s $31 Billion Freight Gamble 00:35 Solving the East Coast Freight Bottleneck 01:25 Engineering 1.8km-Long Freight Trains 02:49 Building Inland Rail: Upgrades vs New Track 04:02 The Route from Melbourne to Brisbane 05:45 The Queensland Challenge 07:24 The 2023 Reset: Costs & Controversies 10:10 Outro