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Re: Left Wing Jerks



Can we be sure he's not an american Vietnam vet.?

I did refer to QR, comparing it with CityRail. I've only been one one system
that beat QR and that is Japan National Railways

Brendan


<trambuff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Brendan, I belive that Bill may be from Queensland. Evidenced by:
> a) he obviously does not live in NSW as he does not know how a
> properly stupid set of rail managers behave.
> b) he wrote one sentence
> c) he belives anything politically left of what most of us call
> "Redneck Arsehole" is a greater insult than any profanity.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 14:28:31 +1100, "Nobody"
> <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >I fully agree. Even with only the Great South Pacific Express they smash
the
> >living daylights out of every other system. I was amazed when I went to
> >Brisbane from Nerang for the first time, and a QR IMU on 3'6 at 140km/h
was
> >far smoother than a CityRail V set at 60km/h, and quieter than a CityRail
> >Tangara. They may not know much about enthusiasts, but they know how to
run
> >a railway.
> >As for left wing vs right wing? Please explain how a rail system is
> >socialist or communist, even if it is government owned?
> >
> >Brendan
> >
> >"David Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au> wrote in message
> >38863c8e.0@newshost.pcug.org.au">news:38863c8e.0@newshost.pcug.org.au...
> >>
> >> W Brock <wbrock1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> >> 64qh4.742$fQ3.1138@news-server.bigpond.net.au">news:64qh4.742$fQ3.1138@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >      I feel that the high up managers in Qld Rail have no idea on how
to
> >> run
> >> > a railway.
> >> > Bill
> >> >
> >> >
> >> Thanks, Bill for your most considered and detailed comment.  Although
QR
> >> certainly needs to improve its image with enthusiast photographers who
> >dare
> >> to take pictures of its trains, it runs rings around around NSW in
terms
> >of
> >> its long distance travel for booking facilities, passenger comfort and
> >> on-board services, (despite the toy train gauge) and their marketing
> >machine
> >> would arguably be the best in the country.
> >>
> >> regards
> >>
> >> David Bennetts
> >> Canberra
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>