Re: GSR's First Overland Arrives

Terry Burton (telljb@ozemail.com.au)
Fri, 07 Nov 1997 11:19:39 GMT

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mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:
>The creation of NR and the abolition of AN have cost the taxpayers of this
>country approx $2 - $3 billion dollars, not including the current debt that NR
>has created in the purchase of its new locomotives.
>The $2 to $3 billion comes about thru the bailout provisions of making
>AN saleable and the wedge payments poured into NR by the 3 shareholders to get
>it going in the first place.
>As far as the Feds and the 3 shareholders are concerned, this is all money
>going into Rail Reform when in reality it isnt improving anything.
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How true Maurie, how true.

----Tell
Alice Springs NT

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