AJS Business Series - High-speed rail: What Australia can learn from the Japanese experience

Any Australian who has travelled on the famous Japanese Shinkansen has marvelled at the experience and wished something similar was available here.

Last month Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese released the latest report recommending that Australia proceed with high-speed rail along the East Coast - albeit on a very slow timetable. 

Two speakers with detailed knowledge of high-speed rail will comment on the plan: Bryan Nye, CEO of the Australasian Railways Association (ARA) which represents the interests of all rail operators, track owners, manufacturers and suppliers in Australia and New Zealand; and Gen Okajima, Sydney office representative of Central Japan Railway Company, the developer, owner and operator of the highly-successful Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train system linking Japan’s principal metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka since 1964.

Join AJS and JCCI members as we learn about the plan, with discussion by two well-qualified speakers. Q&A and networking drinks will follow the formal part of the evening.

The report can be viewed at the Dept of Infrastructure and Transport site. Submissions on the report can be made until the end of June.

Speaker bios:

Bryan Nye After a career in the Royal Australian Navy, including the command of three ships, Bryan established the ARA office in Canberra in 2003. The mission of the ARA is to get the rail industry to work together to harmonise national operations and ensure that rail is a key part of future transport policy. Bryan says this is an exciting time for rail as investment and microeconomic reform continues apace.

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Supported by JCCI (Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sydney).