Fast train: Sydney to Melbourne in 110 minutes

Take a sneak peek at new plans for a very fast train between Sydney and Melbourne.

THE TRAIN OPTIONS

Superconducting madnetic levitation train

Japan

Top operating speed: 500kmh (reached 603kmh in testing)

Capacity: 16-car train set can carry 1000 passengers

TGV

France

Top operating speed: 320kmh (reached 574.8kmh in testing)

Capacity: 10-car train set (plus two engines) can carry 485 passengers

HSR

China

Top operating speed: 300kmh (have reached 380kmh)

Capacity: 8-car train set can carry 548 passengers

THE CHAIRMAN

Nick Cleary

Co-founder and Chairman of CLARA with background in agribusiness and regional development. Served as Vice Chairman of the NSW Nationals 2013-2016.

THE TEAM

Steve Bracks

CBUS Superannuation chairman, former Victorian premier

Mark Doyle

Member of the Small Business Administration’s national advisory board

Philip Kenny

Former owner and partner of Kenny Construction Company

Ray LaHood

Former members of the US House of Representatives and Transportation Department secretary

Niels Marquardt

American chamber of Commerce in Australia chief executive

Barry O’Farrell

Australia-India Council deputy chairman, former NSW premier

Andrew Robb

Former liberal member of the House of Representatives, former trade minister

Lois Scott

Epoch Advisers LLC president, former City of Chicago chief executive

David Wilhelm

Head of Hecate Energy, founder of Empower Gas & Electric