Secret report urges high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle but NSW government refuses to release it

Report, which also recommends linking Sydney to Wollongong and ranks Canberra route as a lower priority, cost taxpayers $390,000

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A secret review of high-speed rail options for New South Wales is understood to prioritise lines to Newcastle and Wollongong at speeds of up to 250km/h, but ranks the much-vaunted Sydney to Canberra route as a lower priority.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported on the findings today but said it had not seen the report.

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