Re: [Vic] Vline trains to be built locally

[james_ccj@my-deja.com]

In article <38D162A3.7B0373BB@primus.com.au>,
Richard <richard_snook@primus.com.au> wrote:
> All things considered it is not a disaster of an outcome. Keep in mind
that NX
> were not obliged to do anything locally...and that , whether you
persuasion or
> not, the current Government really had not too much of a hand to play.
>
> Siemen,one of the supossed winners in this deal is smarting cronically
in
> Europe..Siemens is not going too well at he moment and probably in
order to
> secure work for its books to keep its staff going offfered some pretty
> enticing deals.
>
> Maybe..ad this is a big maybe (pure conjecture Ill admit) as Siemens
hasa
> presence here that Bracks Inc can persuade the Deutch to do some
technology
> transfering down these parts!!.
>
> Now heres a point lost in the muddy waters...at current capability it
was
> going to be a real ask of Aussie industry to punch out trains at the
speed
> that is required....We would be playing Catch-Up as well as Step-Up to
do it.
>
> Yes it would be nice to have the skills and work in Victoria...maybe
we should
> be realistic and think ourselves lucky for that twhich we did get.
>
> Be realistic if someone were toplace anorder for 100 tram sets locally
as well
> as say 60 odd EMU sets (or however many were ordered) and want them
ALL in a
> 18 monnth to 2 year period...it would be a big ask.
>
> the franchisees get penalised for not providing service...not for not
> providing jobs..we all know where the blame lays for that monumental
stuffup!!
>
> Maybe If I were ol Steve baby...id be shouting someone from Alstom a
lunch or
> two!!...now there lies some real potential for procurring jobs on a
near and
> longer term basis...we could become a regional strength in Railway
> equipment..but it wont be from current melbourne orders..we now need
to sew
> some seeds for the future.
>
> >:~)) Richard
>

Speaking of Siemens and Alstom. Is it possible to build some of the
carriages at Bendigo/Ballarat/ or Newport Workshop??
--
Cheers
James


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