Re: Districts appeal for standard rail lines (Victoria)
Brian Evans (bevans@omni.com.au)
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:09:18 GMT
In article <35337019.17830969@news.pipeline.com.au>, desktop@pipeline.com.au (Frank Jones) wrote:
>Unfortunately Victoria has never had a history of good track
>maintenance, particularly at the moment -- why spend money when a
>private operator might do it next year? Thus we see recent loss of
>traffic & line closures (Fyansford, Nyora) and the ridiculous scenario
>where traffic from Tocumwal to Echuca has to go via Melbourne (and
>where passengers on a special train from Toolamba to Echuca had to
>disembark and be put in buses while the empty train traversed the
>section) because of poor track condition on this line. I'm therefore
Does anyone have a date on this one?
Given the state of victoria's railways, I can't help but wonder that sort of
management runs the organisation. Did they all graduate from the Warwick
Fairfax school of management?
Regards,
Brian