[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Freightcorp's interstate sell-off blamed on competition fears
- Subject: Freightcorp's interstate sell-off blamed on competition fears
- From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 02:15:46 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: CWO Customer - reports relating to abuse should be sent to abuse@cwo.net.au
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:29296
The proposed privatisation of Freightcorp has been blamed for the sale of
20 locomotives interstate rather than to a local company. Silverton Rail,
based at Parkes, had sought to purchase the Freightcorp-owned locos.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/orange/monthly/regor-24jan2001-5.htm
(I presume this means the 442s, but only 16 were sold.)