Re: Geelong loco, Austrac, Overland & A81

[Dianne Hughes <tolloora@pipeline.com.au>]

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Don Allitt wrote:

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> 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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