Re: Comparative neutrality between road and rail.

[Tell <telljb@net01.ozemail.com.au>]

mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:
>
> For those of you interested in this sort of thing here is a real gem
> of a publication from the BTE.
> http://www.bte.gov.au/publist3.htm
> The publication is titled
> 1999 Competitive Neutrality Between Road and Rail, Working Paper 40 
> 
> A couple of amazing snippets .
> RAC charges on average 0.87 c /gtk .
> Not surprising they want to keep their charges secret,given that these
> charges are around triple ARTCs charges.
> 
> Also not surprisingly heavy trucks dont pay their fair share ,and
> light weight fixed axle trucks are overcharged.
> 
> But heres the real killer.
> Even if heavy trucks were forced to pay their fair share ,they would
> only be required to pay around 0.67 c/gtk , which is still lower than
> RACs charges , ie in NSW , rail would still be uncompetetive.
> 
> Its heavy reading but worth it.


Unbelievable.
  
If ever there was a case for National mainline
ownership and control this would be it.

But the pollies, all brands, will do nothing.
  
----Tell
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