Re: [QLD] Rail privatizations.

["John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>]

 > 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.
>

hmmm..... never really thought of this..... i suppose another possibility
would be if one of the operators decided to
sub-contract their rail operations to another operator...


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John McCandless
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