Re: John Kirk letter in May Railway Digest.

[Dave Proctor <david@sd3.mailbank.com>]

On Sun, 27 May 2001 00:14:53 +1000, David Johnson
<trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>On Sat, 26 May 2001 11:07:33 GMT, John Coyle <nospam@newsranger.com>
>wrote:
>
>>John Kirk is a very well respected rail manager and genuine rail enthusiast. He
>>helped form RAIL 2000. Mark Carter and Max Michell were in control of the group,
>>too. Both men are of high standing on the rail scene. Yet, none of these good
>>men could see the coming downfall of RAIL 2000, nor do they understand, to this
>>day, WHY the group REALLY failed! RAIL 2000 failed because it lacked a broad
>>public transport focus. Urban transport was ignored, and, for the most part,
>>passenger trains were overlooked. Perhaps after a "breather", the above mentined
>>men should consider starting a TRANSPORT 2000 group, to attract MANY more
>>concerned citizens, more Media attention, and ongoing success.
>>
>>Any reasonable comments on this issue, anybody?
>>
>RAIL 2000 failed BECAUSE the HERALD sun wouldn't PRINT the times of
>THE GHAN in it's NEWSPAPER.

OI! That is my line!

Dave