Re: Fines against rail and tram operators 'not big enough'

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <zQxL4.1265$yy4.676384@news0.optus.net.au>,
  dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
> The PTUA says that fines imposed on train and tram operators for late
> running are not big enough, the cost of the fine being lower than the
cost
> of fixing the problem.
It's good enough I guess.....


> http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/vic/archive/metvic-20apr2000-10.htm
>
> Aside: The same thing happened in the UK. Some rail operators found it
> cheaper to cancel trains and pay the fines than actually run trains!
I think some of the operator also found it's easier to slow down the
schedule to ensure trains run on time. Use older rolling stocks to
reduce charges, let trains do more diagrams and less maintenace.




> Cheers
> David
>
>

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Cheers

James


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