Re: National Track Access

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <5u7q44$i6e$1@proxy5.proxy.ozemail.net> telljb@ozemail.com.au (Terry Burton) writes:
>From: telljb@ozemail.com.au (Terry Burton)
>Subject: National Track Access
>Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 00:41:25 GMT

>So the Feds have sold AN and no word from Mr Sharp on the
>National Track Access Authority.
>Political shenanigans, State parochialism and "delicate
>negotiations" are rampart on the East Coast, as bloody usual.

>Does any one know who AN's track staff and train controllers will
>be working for in the mean time.?

>Cheers

>----Tell
>Alice Springs NT

Havnt a clue, but schedule 4 & 5 or the Sale Act specifically make mention of 
the fact that any new operators will NOT be required to take on any AN staff 
as part of the sale conditions.
The Labor party & the Democrats tried unsuccsessfully to move amendments to 
ensure that at least the infrastructure ie the track remained in Govt 
hands,but this amendment was defeated,thanks to Colston & Harradine.
It seems that the Feds are getting out of Railways altogether.
Interestingly on another issue, the seat of Govt Railway Act of 1922 , is also 
repealed,which means that Queanbeyan to Canberra is up for grabs.
The Leigh Creek line goes indirectly to the SA Govt, but will be 
operated by the Power Company that runs the Port Augusta Power Station, dunno 
what with.
Who gets lines like Wolseley to Mt Gambier??
What happens to ANs Headquarters in Keswick, (anyone want to buy a building).
Maybe the whole show will simply grind to a halt , when the current AN train 
controllers are offered their redundancies.


cheers
MD

--------------------------------------------------
Maurie Daly
Department of Communications Lab.
Canberra
Australia
mauried@commslab.gov.au
ph 6 2791331
--------------------------------------------------