Inflection Points @inflectionpoints.work · Jul 12 Clapp knew our fragmented rail wasn’t just inefficient, it was a risk to the nation. During WWII, it became a national liability delaying mission-critical cargo. So Clapp wrote a report proposing 6,000+ miles of standardised rail, with bold clarity, ambition and pragmatism.
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It worked. Today, you can ride a train from Brisbane to Perth without changing gauge once. But this wasn’t inevitable. It was the result of vision, technical rigor, and institutional will. That’s the spirit we want to revive.