Re: Overland to continue 4 another 2 years

[Tell <telljb@ozemail.com.au>]

"Peter Berrett" <pberrett@optushome.com.au> wrote:
>
> 
> This is economics gone mad.
> 
> If speeds could be significantly increased on the Melbourne - Adelaide (eg a
> 4 hour service) then the demand would rise to the point where there would be
> no need for a subsidy and instead the private operator would be contributing
> revenue by paying tax.
> 
> Instead public money is spent maintaining a rail service that is too slow to
> attract significant demand.
> 
> Madness
> 
> cheers Peter



A four hour rail service from MEL to AD.?

Actually, the federal public money spent on railways
these days is next to NOTHING.
Just ask the Federal Transport Department. :(

Watched Deputy Prime Minister Anderson t'other night in
question time on ABC TV, this fella has the same bad
habit of the PM and does not speak into the mic's
provided.  However the National Party leader who is a
captive of his Fed Transport Dept waffled on about how
much they are spending on ROADS.  Nothing about rail,
but then again, no surprise there right.! 

....Tell