Re: Pacific Coast Aurora

["Rjaygee" <dartmouthmotel@bigpond.com>]

Why would they want to( ie private outfit start up between Sydney-Mel)?
Also, ACCC has no jurisdiction over Country Link as it is still basically a
state government outfit and can tell them to rack off.
Cheers
Rod Gayford

"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "James C." <james_ccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> > > GSR have
> > > IGNORED the idea! Many RAIL FANS fly between Brisbane and Sydney
instead
> > of
> > > suffering the XPT!
> >
> > GSR didn't ignore the idea.
> >
> > The reason has been discuss earlier, Countrylink have the rights to
serve
> > interstate routes.
>
> There are no "rights" involved. Countrylink have the "rights" to the
> NSW/Victorian government joint venture on the route, i.e. the operation of
> the passenger services previously operated jointly by the government rail
> systems of both states. There is nothing to stop a private company coming
in
> in the same way that private freight operators have done.
>
> Dave
>
>