Re: V/Line Pass Fires the Boss!

["John Kerley" <deaftech@ozemail.com.au>]

Brown Family <lbrown2@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:35:34 +1100, "John Kerley"
> <deaftech@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
> >None of the private passenger operators in Victoria make a "profit" in
the
> >normal sense - they are all heavily subsidised by the taxpayer which
enables
> >them to declare a profit to their shareholders.  WCR have been
particularly
> >skillful in working the system.  For example they are reimbursed for the
> >full fare, less a handling charge, when a concession ticket is issued.
Thus
> >encouraging pensioners to use their annual freebie to go to Warrnambool
to
> >watch the whales or experience a steam train like when they were young,
> >costs the OAP nothing, but WCR reap the benefit.
> >
> Hoyts, the operator of the Shepparton service, must also be just as
> skillful since they are subsidised to the same degree as WCR.
>
No, WCR are much more skillful.  One only has to see their ads in local
newspapers all around the state pitched at encouraging OAP travel to realise
this, together with added value items such as connecting bus trips and
stream trains!

Cheers,

John Kerley