Illawarra residents have grown tired of all talk and no action on high-speed rail.
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Earlier this week, the Mercury ran a story explaining why the region won't get a high-speed rail stop.
This came in the wake of Anthony Albanese putting fast trains on the agenda.
Judging by comments on the Mercury's Facebook page, people have had enough of Labor's rail promises.
"Every bloody election Labor wheels out the same tripe over and over and over.. and nothing ever happens," wrote Craig Taylor.
"A prediction - Maldon Dombarton Rail to be investigated again. Please try something new give us swing voters a choice."
Dario Trevisi was another reader who had had enough.
Must be election time again, that's the only time we ever hear about high speed rail and we all know it will never happen.
- Kerri Buckley
"Sick of hearing this every time an election is close," he said.
"If you can't do the walk, stop the talk."
"Must be an election coming," added John Kinsey. "Labor have dragged this one out again."
Kerri Buckley agreed with that sentiment.
"Must be election time again, that's the only time we ever hear about high speed rail and we all know it will never happen," she wrote.
Tony Purdon felt the idea of a high speed rail network in Australia was something that would never be more than a dream.
"Having worked extensively on the engineering studies for both the VFT Sydney to Melbourne in the '80s and SPEEDRAIL Sydney to Canberra in the '90s I highly doubt I'll ever see a decent high speed rail system in Australia in mine or my children's lifetimes," he said.
"Air and road transport companies seem to have 'bought' the market."
For Matt Robertson, it was a case of more of the same thing.
"The high speed train is trotted out in the lead-up to every election," he said.
"This has been going on since Adam was a boy. Then every town hopes it will stop there, forfeiting the purpose completely. It's not happening."
Mark Woods was one who felt the region had more pressing transport concerns that getting behind high speed rail.
"We don't need a fast train to Wollongong - just one that can make it up and down the hill when it's raining," he wrote.
"That would be a start!"
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