It's been said by some local business people and politicians, that a high-speed passenger rail service from Toowoomba to Brisbane would be too expensive. Yet Australian governments are currently spending millions of dollars on inland rail, and massive upgrades of metropolitan rail infrastructure are currently underway in Brisbane.

We need fast rail from Toowoomba to Brisbane, so our children can commute to and from areas of employment, so we can access specialist health facilities and sport facilities centred in Brisbane, so people with disabilities can travel to Brisbane and local hospitals and to better support Brisbane residents living along the western corridor suburbs.

For 150 years Sydney has expanded to the Blue Mountains and Katoomba with rail access for commuters being a key driver. Toowoomba is the Katoomba of Queensland but we need efficient rail services to provide the linkage and support for growth along the western corridor.

If you believe in this, please get on board and make the change before you miss the train!