Rail plan has its sceptics

A PROPOSAL in its infancy for high-speed rail connecting Geelong and Melbourne in 17 minutes has gained Federal Government interest and some comments from readers.

We won’t have to drive there, we can get there in 17 minutes. Saraa Spiteri

Well needed. Jessie Guild

Best idea I have ever heard. Brooke Phillips

Get there in 17 minutes but will still probably be an hour late or stuff up. Alyssa Cook

Especially if V/Line is running it. Matt O’Meara

Oh, I cannot wait. Ha ha. Jessiica Canepa

If this doesn’t go ahead then it's a disgrace. David Patterson

Yep, will be delivered in year 2038. Kelly Clay Forward

Not in my lifetime. Dave Lindsay

When there are no buses due to track maintenance. Karen Lewis

Won’t happen here. Eve Bliss

About time. Helen Brown

I’ll believe it when I see it. Lauren Luehman

How about getting V/Line trains to run on time first guys? Jamie McClure

Talk it up but when and how far away do they own land to have this go ahead? If not buy it today. Maureen Riches

Can’t even get the slow trains going properly let alone fast ones. Marty Job

Great how many road crossings at 100 miles per hour and lights don’t work. Waste of money. Raymond Barr

I won’t get excited until they announce stage 1 and there are pollies in hard hats turning the first sod. Fiona Cranny

That’s how you open up economics to the region. Great idea. Kelly Hunt

Been trying to speed the service up since the 60s. Then it took 56 minutes to Melbourne — in the 2017s 1 hour and 15. So much for progress. Robert Lymer