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Australia's own high-speed train
7 ImagesTake a look at the Australian High Speed Vehicle (or A-HSV), Hassell's design concept for a bullet train.
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Australian firm Hassell has unveiled designs concepts for a bullet train it calls the Australian High Speed Vehicle (or A-HSV).Credit:Hassell
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The A-HSV would certainly offer speed - up to 400 kilometres per hour. A trip from Melbourne to Sydney would take under three hours.Credit:Hassell
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The double-decker train would offer modern, spacious, open plan commuter seating.Credit:Hassell
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The double-decker train would offer modern, spacious, open plan commuter seating.Credit:Hassell
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'We're not proposing an answer, but a concept,' say Mark Loughnan, Principal at Hassell. Credit:Hassell
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Hassell's design, created by a Melbourne team of six over six months, was partly inspired by the iconic Australian 1960s Holden Monaro.Credit:Hassell
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The designs arrive as the Federal Government prepares to announce the results of a $20 million feasibility study into a national high-speed rail network next month.Credit:Hassell
