Re: V/Line Pass Fires the Boss!

[james_shugg@my-deja.com]

In article <3a3f44fe.47483477@can-news.tpg.com.au>,
  mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Dec 2000 19:47:22 +1100, "Rod [comtrain]"
> <freight_man@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
[snip]
> >I think that this is the end of Passenger operations in this State,
you
> >cannot run a system without labour, and that is a fact.
> >Anyone know How many People work for V/Line Pass? I thought it was
about
> >399, of which 120 were Drivers, but I am not sure this is right now!
> >Rod
> >
> >
>
> Why is this news surprising.?
> No country rail passenger service in this country has ever run at a
> profit.
> When Vline pass was Govt run its costs were way above its revenues.
> Simply privatizing the service wont change its profitability if the
> same routes are run with the same trains and the staff are paid the
> same salaries.
> Its totally unrealistic to expect that country passenger rail services
> will ever be profitable, thats why its called public transport.
>
> MD
>
West Coast Railway seem to be doing OK (are they profitable, however?)
with their Melbourne-Warnambool service, along the same route with much
the same trains as the old government service.


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