Re: Surveyers at McInytyre!

[The Narc <gonoNOCRAP@bigpond.com>]

On Thu, 18 May 2000 23:50:49 GMT, Richard
<richard_snook@primus.com.au> wrote:

>A ros eis a rose is a rose!!  Any other concern that is going in to bat to vie
>for the same work youare is a competitor(read enemy). Yes Rail needs to show a
>united and resolute front whenlobbying but to persume that they will shout
>each other beers over the contract table is well...its not going to
>happen..these are not schoolmates trying for the footy team this is big
>business spruiking for money..no prisoners taken!
>
>The ball park has been totolly redefined for the Australian scene forever..its
>essentially open slather. A company is wise to treat any other , whether Road
>rail or other as hostile to their interest..thats reality...to do othrewise is
>foolhardy and if I were a share holder...Id want heads if they took this
>path!!
>
>No offence is meant here...It would be marvellous if some sense of
>comradraderie existed that allowed such altruistic sharing..BUT it aint going
>to happen..hence NR's mothballed fleet.
Please inform me of what loco's NR has moth balled  as i regularly
have locos numbered from 1-121 on my trains and various DL's 81's and
AN'S as well as various BL's on long islands and the overland oh and
don't forget the two C classes on the pilot
>In the US its a lot harder to play this way as their are a lot more avenues to
>any destination. But here is OZ..its going to be "keepings off" ..my ball you
>go away!!
>
>The clever money shhould be on outfits like Chicago leasing etc   or someone
>else getting in to bed with say Gons or Clyde and creating a fleet of
>power/hour...they dont need to play favourites..anyones money is OK!! We dont
>need huge fleets here. Units of around 2500-3000 might be the most usuable 
>across a number of needs...of course if they were new-built they would
>probably be 3500-4000 (being the vogue)
>
>This would aleviate the requirement for FV/FA or anyone shelving out huge
>monies on Power that my be transient...they might not get a second bite at a
>particular contract..but whoever fullfills their obligation to do this will
>need power....but for only the length of time as dictated by their service
>contract.
According to our CEO we can't make money on a intermodal train unless
it is 1500 meters long and DOO makes me wonder how Freightcorp can run
an 82 class from sydney to melbourne with one wagon with only one 20
foot container with a two man crew and still make money perhaps you
can explain this to me or how freightcorp can run the leigh creek coal
trains in another state for $4.00 a ton and ASR reckon break even is
$7.00 a ton?????
>Its going to become a very hard market to be in ...only the clever and the
>brave will survive ...NR might not be at the finish line...not without a
>serious restructure and change of focus.
>
>cheers >:~)) Richard
>
>David Langley wrote:
>> 
>> It's Australian Transport Network. I hope that this business of "the
>> enemy" being another rail operator dies soon because the enemy runs on
>> rubber tyres on bitumen. There are no (or at least should be no) enemies
>> on rail. Makes you wonder though when you see the stored wagons at
>> Somerton and read about the stored NRC locos.
Go out to somerton and have a GOOD look at those wagons most in the
piles are defective and have broken backs etc 
regards

Regards Paul Johnston (MNRC)