Re: Train deal to provide 600 jobs

["Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>]

"James C." <james_ccj@optusnetdotcomdotau> wrote in message
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> > A $100 million deal that will create 600 rail manufacturing jobs in
> > Victoria is set to revolutionise Melbourne's train network. National
> > Express, which runs Bayside Trains, contracted German manufacturer
> > Siemens to build the trains. And yesterday Siemens announced $100
> > million of work would go to local companies.
>
> 100m$ is actually a very small amout of $. The total amout of $ National
> Express paid for new rolling stocks was 1b$. Take off approx. 200m$ for
the
> VLP's high speed  DMU which will be build locally then you left with 700m$
> goes to foreigner's pocket. Also, look carefully with those companies won
> the bid, none of them are ones that in financial trouble (ie Goninah,
> EDI-rail)
>
Hey Jim can you put the dollar sign ($) in front of the figures like
everyone else?

Ted