Re: Future of Queensland Rail looks bleak, says Beattie

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Colin Weaver" <weaver@powerup.com.au> wrote in message

> If the post actually meant that QR wasn't permitted to tender for the
> privatisation of NR or FreightCorp then I am in agreement - one
> Government railway shouldn't be permitted to buy out another.

FC has also been told it can't buy NR as it would be anti-competitive. Now
FC wants whoever buys NR to also buy FC.

> (Incidentally, ignoring
> $billions worth of infrastructure investment by deciding to run diesels
> under the wires,

They don't have any AC locos.

> I'm not sure if we've been talking about the same thing - specifically,
> is QR being banned from buying out interstate operators, or is QR being
> banned from operating interstate.

How can the Feds prevent them from operating interstate? It's protected by
the constitution.