Re: Fix Australia, Fix The Railways

[robson <robson@cia.com.au>]

BILL@COLLECTIVE.COM.AU wrote:

> .... To correct this situation and get freight back onto the trains
> where it belongs we should fund rail track construction & maintenance in
> the same manner as roads, from general revenue, and allow private
> transport companies to operate trains.

One small problem .... there are no votes in new rail construction and
maintenance.

The Hume Highway Yass bi-pass, costing $millions, was seen by the media and
the public as essential expenditure, but the equivalent spent on rail would
probably cause an outcry.

Rob