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Re: reality is Aussie Railways are small time [was]Steam builds for Alice to Darwin rail link
- Subject: Re: reality is Aussie Railways are small time [was]Steam builds for Alice to Darwin rail link
- From: "James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 23:47:26 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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> What makes you think Rail America will be taking over National >Rail ?????
He works for FA and knows inside information:-)
> The Federal Government has only recently "formally" announced that the
three
> shareholders on NR (Federal, NSW & Vic. Govts) have all agreed to sell
their
> shares in the company (i.e. the tender process for the sale is only just
> beginning).
And QR is agressively wanna bid as well, so is Freight Corp. The government
is looking at issues involve if a state government system have the rights to
purchase NR....
> BTW, the cynics in my workplace say profitability for the Alice Springs to
> Darwin line doesn't matter, because it is only being built so that Peter
> Reith can screw the MUA, after the Governments loss during the Patrick's
> dispute .......Makes you wonder....
Another rumor is SA government don't want Whyalla's BHP plant to shut down.
Cheers
James
> Russ...
>
>