Bullet train dream too costly and without environmental benefits: says think thank

By Kathryn Lewis and Colin Brinsden
Updated May 25 2020 - 6:50pm, first published 7:30am
A bullet train, or shinkansen, in Japan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
A bullet train, or shinkansen, in Japan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The dream of a high-speed train journey between Canberra and Sydney has been crushed by a think tank, saying it would be too costly for a small population and would not have the promised environmental benefits.

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