Re: Comparative neutrality between road and rail.

["Goldie" <goldicom@powerup.com.au>]

Read the latest "Track and Signal" mag for Rail/Road financial support
stats.

Being a rail mag it would be totally unbiased of course.

Goldie



"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> MD
>
>