Re: [NSW & VIC] Is the Cityrail boss a pom????

[Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

You out by one set on managers
David Hill was brought in to fix the 96 time table.
Harper was the poor bugger who HAD to introduce the wretched thing
because of that wank of a Minister Brian "I thought it was legal"
Langton.
Lane was brought in after hill to stuff it up again.

rgds


Hubert Lam wrote:
> 
> David Hill and his group introduced the disastrous Novmber 1996 "Cumberland Line" timetable. Simon
> Lane was recruited from Victoria to "reverse" the changes and also bring back the February 1996
> timetable.
> 
> I wonder what'll happen with the May 21 "Airport Line" timetables though :-)
> 
> <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message 8cmvsq$p7$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8cmvsq$p7$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > In article <phkH4.614$9l.747309@news0.optus.net.au>,
> >   "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > > chris@enet21.com.au wrote in message
> > <38EDCC64.FE3EB13C@enet21.com.au>...
> > > >I bet he holds a UK passport, therefore he is a pom.
> > >
> > > So do I and I am not a pom. :-)
> > here we go again....the "a/s/l" game:-)
> >
> > Railway Digest praised Simon Lane been one of the best CEO. PTC(Vic)
> > ever had. He also have good track record back in Scotrail. I think he
> > is pretty good at it. He can't be blame for everything. The reason why
> > Cityrail having some difficulty is simiply bad timing...plus years of
> > ignorance from the government and inadequate funds compare with roads.
> > Been a British citizen is not the problem....I guess anyone can run a
> > good company regardless of where he/she came from...it's the experence
> > counts.
> >
> > > >Did he get the sack in
> > > >Melbourne or empty the executive money pot before moving on for new
> > feeding
> > > >grounds in the SRA?
> > >
> > > These sorts of positions tend to rotate around, a few years here, a
> > few
> > > years there.
> > That's right ....I think NSW government saw his achievements over in
> > Vic and ask him to fix up rails in NSW. He replaced the troubled "David
> > Hamilton" (I think) who made a mess.
> >
> >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers
> >
> > James
> >
> >
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> > Before you buy.