Re: Geelong loco, Austrac, Overland & A81

[Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>]

Aus loco discussion mailing list

Morning all .Just one quick reply, i recently travelled on the Amtrak South
West Cheif 2 days 2 nights I spoke to just about everyone in our two sleeper
cars all ages and in most cases they were having a train holiday and most were
americans.Just something they have allways wanted to do.
Don.

Scott Martin wrote:

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>
> David, you stated:
> >Passenger trains in America would have all ceased by now if it had been
> >left up to the
> >private coys. Same is happening in Aust and we are probably giving them a
> >subsidy to aid them in their endeavors.
>
> This is a tough issue, but what choice do GSR have ?. They're in the
> business to make money and appease their owners (Serco, who incidentally,
> if they run GSR as well as they run the messing, security and
> accomodation on ADF bases will be out of the railway business in
> Australia). I believe the only government subsidy GSR receives is CSO
> (community service obligation) payments to stop at non-terminal regional
> towns (which incidentally, other passenger rail operators such as
> Countrylink receive).
> You may have a point regading an Amtrak style operation being set up
> here, but this government would never do it. And anyway, do we really
> need long distance non-tourist trains ?. Of course we do, but rail's
> enemies can marshall some very convincing arguments suggesting the
> opposite.
>
> Anyway, back to the trains....
> Scott
>
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