Re: Orange pensioners disadvantaged

["Mathew Quaid" <quaidy@hotmail.com>]

It is amusing being on a "Cityrail" train watching the cows go by in the
Southern Highlands!

"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 06:28:48 GMT, "Mathew Quaid" <quaidy@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Why don't we just declare the entire NSW state within the Cityrail area
and
> >be done with it! And here's an idea, why not call it the SRA or the
NSWGR??
> >
> Sounds like an excellent idea to me .
> However , on what basis is the Cityrail / Countrylink network decided?
> Who decides that Cityrail for example ends at Dungog or Goulburn?
> Is it the Minister.?
> I cant see why we need two totally separate Government administrations
> to run passenger trains in NSW.
> No other State seems to need this.
> There may be some logic if Cityrail is purely limited to the suburban
> area,but only if it is vertically integrated , like it used to be in
> the days of the NSWGR.
>
> MD
>
>
> .