The first true high-speed rail proposal was presented to the Hawke Government in June 1984 by the CSIRO, spearheaded by its chairman, Dr Paul Wild. The proposal was to link Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney via a coastal corridor, based on French TGV technology. The proposal estimated construction costs at A$2.5 billion ($7.0 billion in 2013), with initial revenue of …

A speed limit is the limit of speed allowed by law for road vehicles, usually the maximum speed allowed. Occasionally, there is a minimum speed limit. Advisory speed limits also exist, which are recommended but not mandatory speeds. Speed limits are commonly set by the legislative bodies of national or local governments. ... 3 in Victoria, 10% ...

La Ford Crown Victoria, souvent surnommée Crown Vic, est une berline du constructeur américain Ford. ... Wikipedia® est une marque déposée de la Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., organisation de bienfaisance régie par le paragraphe 501(c)(3) du code fiscal des États-Unis.

Some highways and freeways are zoned 110 km/h (68 mph). Most of the Stuart, Arnhem, Barkly and Victoria highways in the Northern Territory are zoned 130 km/h (81 mph).; The "END" speed limit sign is increasingly used throughout Australia to signal the end of a posted speed restriction, or built-up area "default" speed-limit leading to the jurisdiction's "rural" default speed limit.

In 1925 Victoria built Germany's first forced induction engine, and in 1926 a 496 cc Victoria achieved a motorcycle Land speed record of 165 km/h (102.5 MPH). In 1927 Victoria launched the 596 cc KR VI or KR 6. Based on this model the factory offered a high-speed sports model with twin carburettors that produced 24 bhp (18 kW), later named the ...

Victoria Mary Boswell Prentis (born 24 March 1971) is a British Conservative politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Banbury since 2015. [2] Prentis was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to junior ministers in the Department for Transport between July 2016 and June 2017, and was the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the ...

Frankston North (originally the Pines Forest Estate, also known as "The Pines") is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Frankston North recorded a population of 5,762 at the 2016 census

A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation.. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, …

Impact craters in the Solar System: Top-left: 500-kilometre-wide (310 mi) crater Engelier on Saturn's moon Iapetus; Top-right: Recently formed (between July 2010 and May 2012) impact crater on Mars showing a pristine ray system of ejecta Bottom-left: 50,000-year-old Meteor Crater east of Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. on Earth; Bottom-right: The prominent crater Tycho in the …

In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. It promotes a symbiotic relationship between dense, compact urban form and public transport use. In doing so, TOD aims to increase public transport ridership by reducing the use …