Re: [QLD] Rail privatizations.

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

On Sat, 14 Oct 2000 11:21:27 +1000, "John McCandless"
<johnmc@topend.com.au> wrote:

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>a n d R e w ; <rods42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>8s8b5i$cnn$1@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au">news:8s8b5i$cnn$1@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au...
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>> "Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote:
>> > One would also expect that at some stage in the future ,that
>> QR will
>> > enter the interstate freight business.
>>
>> QR have been running TV ads in Qld now and again insinuating
>> this - ie railway footage to backing music 'I am Australian',
>> plus a brief shot of none other than the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
>> But I don't think *privatisation* is on the cards, at least for
>> now. Others may know more than me...
>
>QR first aired those ads back in Sept' 99.  It's no secret that QR would
>like to get into the interstate freight business, and this is probably one
>of the reason why they have stopped referring to themselves as "Queensland
>Rail", and adopted the shorter "QR".  *How* they get interstate is a good
>question, with them being blocked from bidding for other public
>operators....
>
>Perhaps one of the private operators may decide to sell?
>
>
>--
>John McCandless
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>Cloncurry Qld Au
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The simplest way for QR to get into the interstate rail market is to
simply do what ATN did.
Buy some 2nd hand SG locos , buy some chinese built wagons and start
running trains .
There is no reason to have to buy an already existing operator.
In the case of QR though , if they were serious it would be better to
simply lease locos and rolling stock.
Im sure that Clyde would build them a dozen 82 class very quickly on a
power by the hour scheme if QR indicated interest.
Im also pretty sure that if QR approached CFCLA wanting to lease some
SG locos and rollingstock they would magically appear pretty quickly.

MD