Railway Conversations with Doc Frank

#102 - High Speed Rail in Australia with Tim Parker

Doc Frank

Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.

0:00 | 57:01

Doc Frank talks to Tim Parker, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian High Speed Rail Authority. The conversation addresses various points of criticism towards Australia's quest for High Speed Rail and is aimed to increase transparency around this high-profile national project. The insights from this conversation are valuable for anyone involved in High Speed Rail or similar large infrastructure projects.

You can access the business case for the Sydney-Newcastle High Speed Rail here:
https://media.caapp.com.au/pdf/j2IbcN94MVkB/4d2b42f4-a09d-457d-ae1d-cf7f8fe872e8/HSRA%20Newcastle%20to%20Sydney%20High%20Speed%20Rail%20Business%20Case%20FINAL_Redacted%202026.pdf

If you enjoy railway conversations like this, please like and share this episode and subscribe to this channel. It does not cost you anything and helps to keep going with this podcast, more than you might think.

If you are interested in world-class education on modern train control technologies and their successful application, check out the world's most comprehensive portfolio of online training courses in this field:
https://informaconnect.com/academy/rail/