Why Fast Trains Work: An Assessment of a Fast Regional Rail System in Perth, Australia

Perth’s new 72 km long Southern Rail System opened in 2007. With a maximum speed of 137 km/hr and an average speed of almost 90 km/hr this system acts more like a new high speed rail than a suburban rail system, which in Australia typically averages around 40 km/hr for an all-stops services. The Sou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McIntosh, J., Newman, Peter, Glazebrook, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Scientific Research Publishing 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12538