Re: Newspaper snippets - V/Line Freight

Michael Walker (walker@hotkey.net.au)
Thu, 9 Apr 1998 17:18:00 +1000

The copies of the Minister for Transport (Robin Cooper)'s speech regarding
these developments in the sale of Vline Freight and the passenger charter
for private operators are available via www.victrip.vic.gov.au . There is
slight ambiguity as to the exact situation - one paragraph states that the
tracks will be leased with the business to the new operator as you have
described, another paragraph states they will remain in the ownership of the
Victorian Rail Track Corporation. The Age has obviously interpreted it as
the former.

Robbie O'Regan wrote in message <6ghrmf$ld1$1@news.alphalink.com.au>...
>Gday all.
>"The Age" newspaper on Wednesday 8/4/98 carried an article
>stating that V/Line Freight would be sold along with the
>tracks. Juicy bits included:
>"State owned tracks in the country will be included in the
>V/Line Freight business, although other train companies
>will be able to use the tracks under an open access regime"
>"The main groups expected to bid are Australian Transport
>Network, which already owns Tasrail, the Rail America/Serco
>consortium 'Freight Victoria', and the US group Genesee &
>Wyoming"
>--
>Regards, Robbie,
>Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
>"I must not drink copious amounts of beer before posting"
>