Faster Trains to link Canberra and Sydney

[eddy]

Just like I see both sides in the middle east I saw how Israel will not go past tunnels where they can be trapped from behind and it made me think the tunnel from Sydney to Melbourne would prevent any land attack as any enemy would not where our guys may pop up.

[eddy]

This one factory can make 280 TBM per year so it would have no trouble making the 60 to connect Sydney to Melbourne. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpZTtyDMlZU

[boronia]

Our governments might have a problem paying for them.

And what happens to them when the job is finished? Is there a market for second hand TBMs?

[eddy]

Our governments might have a problem paying for them.

And what happens to them when the job is finished? Is there a market for second hand TBMs?

This is the email I replied to Mark Gjerek who has transport guys asking his advice.

Buying 60 double shield hardrock TBM off China will balance our trade with them making our farmers happy.

60 teams of FIFO workers from East Timor living in shipping containers at 30 launch site compounds getting $2,500 per fortnight or when they drive 200 metres will make them happy.

People who are worried about global warming would love to save trucks and planes between Sydney and Melbourne making them happy.

Regular commuters between Sydney, Canberra, Albury and Melbourne would prefer to catch a cheap reliable train.

If it makes a growing profit due to no maintenance with nothing touching governments would be happy.

Customers getting their freight delivered first thing the very next morning would love it.

And lastly even though I see both sides in the middle east I noticed the Israel army is afraid of being trapped with the tunnel network and it made me think nobody would know where our guys were or where they may pop out.

PS. I do not think there would be any resale after 10 kilometers.

[eddy]

No wonder everybody wants to know what the future of transport is because I met a guy last night who is installing truck charging points in NSW who thinks we may go with hydrogen and the man who has invested in battery swaps is scratching his head and then you have Phil who thinks you can charge trucks more for road use and patch up the rail then there is me.

I forgot Japan would love to showcase their SC maglev but any way time will tell as I said to this couple who are about 50 they will see what happens where I probably won’t.

[eddy]

As farmers do not want transmission lines from Snowy two over their farms perhaps the power cables could be put in the tunnel with the Japanese SC maglev connecting Sydney to Melbourne via Canberra and Albury.

I do not know how far apart the substations are here on page 18. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/tb09jc985

[eddy]

I asked ChatGPT
“Could snowy 2 supply power to run an underground Japanese SC maglev from Melbourne to Sydney via substations every 10 kilometers via a cable in the tunnel “
And it concluded
“While theoretically possible, the practicality and feasibility of such a project would depend on detailed studies, thorough planning, significant investment, and the willingness of governments, private companies, and communities to collaborate on this endeavor. Additionally, the specific technical details and advancements in maglev technology would play a crucial role in making such a project a reality.”

[eddy]

This is a great video where in 2015 German company TenneT uses positive and negative DC cables of 525 kV and 2GW and 1,000 metres long which easily provide sufficient power for the Japanese SC maglev with some left over for wherever it is needed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjPFpJnOUrg&t=314s

[eddy]

Saw the Turnbulls on ABC and he said all governments should work together to achieve something great for Australia and as the tunnel from Canberra to Albury goes directly below Snowy 2 how easy it would be to make a launch site there to feed the HVDC cables in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWi-srqNYe4

[eddy]

Both Albanese and Xi are old men and would like to see Chinese TBM connect Sydney to Melbourne to replace trucks and planes in their lifetime and as China has a huge trade imbalance with Australia I am sure they can swap iron ore etc. for TBM
The first launch shaft in my opinion would be at Snowy 2 which is in line with Canberra and Albury using this machine.
https://www.herrenknecht.com/en/product ... chine-vsm/

[Frances]

Albanese is only 60 so, although you can't call him young, I wouldn't describe him as old. The limiting factor in what Albanese can achieve might be his political lifetime rather than his actual lifetime.

As for Xi, he's 70 but, once you become the leader of a so called Communist state (and I say "so called" because I don't believe that China is following true Communist principles - it is more of a totalitarian dictatorship, but let's not get into that) you are, unless a revolution occurs, leader for life, so he has at least a possible 15 years ahead of him.

[eddy]

Albanese is only 60 so, although you can't call him young, I wouldn't describe him as old. The limiting factor in what Albanese can achieve might be his political lifetime rather than his actual lifetime.

As for Xi, he's 70 but, once you become the leader of a so called Communist state (and I say "so called" because I don't believe that China is following true Communist principles - it is more of a totalitarian dictatorship, but let's not get into that) you are, unless a revolution occurs, leader for life, so he has at least a possible 15 years ahead of him.

That is the same problem as compulsury super, nobody knows how long they will live.

If it takes a year to agree, two years to drive and another year to install the proven profitable Japanese SC maglev they would like to see it finished in their lifetime.

[Frances]

That is the same problem as compulsury super, nobody knows how long they will live.

We all have expiry dates. We just don't know what they are.

[eddy]

That is the same problem as compulsury super, nobody knows how long they will live.

We all have expiry dates. We just don't know what they are.

True, but once you are past three score and ten it is more likely and as I am past my use by date it occurred to me Albo and Xi would like to see it done within a few years too.

Regarding compulsory super I believe it should be replaced with a 10% tax to save the billions it costs to run.

[Fleet Lists]

Is that a 10% tax on Faster Trains which is the subject of this thread?

[eddy]

Is that a 10% tax on Faster Trains which is the subject of this thread?

I apoligise for going off thread and I might try and find my original post why it should be replaced but going back to the question you asked no they would only pay company tax although their employees would have to pay the extra 10% tax to replace their compulsury super that seemed like a good idea to most people at the time.

Think of it like a compulsury annuity.

[eddy]

I hope they do not waste any money on this surface HSR that cannot take freight so it cannot be profitable.

https://archive.is/OSe7h

[eddy]

Sent this email to Malcolm Turbull this morning.

As the proven and profitable Japanese SC maglev will pass directly below Snowy 2 it seems a good idea to power it with HVDC cables built at the new facility in Tasmania and fed via a launch shaft driven with this machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCDsFIqIfA0

[eddy]

East Timor would be happy with FIFO workers being paid $2,500 per fortnight or when they drive 200m and living in shipping containers at the 30 separate company launch sites.
China would be happy to balance our trade with 60 double shield hardrock TBM.
Japan would be happy to showcase the proven profitable SC maglev.
Australia would be happy to kill planes and trucks between Sydney and Melbourne in three years.
Malcolm Turnbull would be happy to power the SC maglev from snowy 2.
Germany would be happy to sell a number of shaft sinking machines from Herrenknecht AG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCDsFIqIfA0&t=373s
Tasmania would be happy to sell the HVDC cables to be fed through the shaft directly below Snowy2
People travelling between Parramatta, Canberra, Albury and Melbourne would love to do it cheap and fast.

[boronia]

A couple of weeks back you were offering $5,000 per fortnight. Why the drop in wages?

Anyway, Albo's going to pull the funding, so can't even afford this offer.

[eddy]

A couple of weeks back you were offering $5,000 per fortnight. Why the drop in wages?

Anyway, Albo's going to pull the funding, so can't even afford this offer.

You are right mate so I fixed it up as the average FIFO worker only gets $100,000 p/a

I know they will only get that for the fortnight they are here but that is still a lot of money for them and I think it is fair but the cost is in all the bells and whistles not the wages.

I can only hope he finds peace in the China sea with cooperation between East Timor, China, Japan, Australia and Germany rather than waste money on a nuclear submarine.

[eddy]

Australia wants to improve productivity with competition from smaller companies with new ideas so having 30 companies worth $2b at each launch shaft compound would be far better than having the big four with old fashioned ideas.

[eddy]

As state and federal governments will save on maintenance of roads and airports perhaps they can help the thirty companies with their cash flow by paying them every kilometer they drive e.g. $100m from the fed and $50m from the state.

[eddy]

The Labor expanded Capacity Investment Scheme would be more efficient eliminating planes and trucks between Sydney and Melbourne if they just said the federal government would pay $100m and the state government $50m every one kilometer they drive.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-23/ ... /103138990

[eddy]

With all the division in Australia at the moment perhaps building the proven, profitable Japanese SC maglev with HVDC cables from Snowy 2 powering it and Sydney without upsetting farmers and greenies may create unity like the original Snowy where enemies worked together.