Hunter growth lies on very fast train line
A VERY fast train linking Williamtown, Glendale and Sydney would help underpin the Hunter's growth for the first half of the 21st century, civic leaders said yesterday.
Responding to The Herald's front-page report yesterday about the likely re-emergence of a very fast train plan before the federal election, a number of experienced decision-makers said they believed in the concept.
They said, however, that the public had a right to be cynical after so many similar promises went nowhere.
With the Federal Government under continuing pressure to find a site for a second Sydney airport, Williamtown apparently remains on the drawing board as an overflow for Mascot, provided a fast train is available to span the distance.
Newcastle Airport chief executive Paul Hughes said that whatever option the Federal Government took for a second Sydney airport, a transport link between the eventual site and the city had to be a part of the debate.
