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Re: Leigh Creek
- Subject: Re: Leigh Creek
- From: Neil Waller <nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au>
- Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 08:41:06 +1030
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Department of Environment Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs
- References: <36663689.F1E96F90@fastlink.com.au> <745p5q$k5e$1@news.mel.aone.net.au> <36670A84.C203773F@denr.sa.gov.au> <36668029.1D0D3A9C@acay.com.au>
Bob wrote:
> A couple of points here. ASR were not one of the three finalists for this.
> These were Freightcorp, Westrail and Silverton. They have known this for some
> time. Do they have a contract at present? If not they could pull out whenever
> they want. The new contract is due to commence on 31st January 1999 and
> Freightcorp intend to use there own wagons. I suspect that ASR were not making
> any money on this job and this would be why they are threatening to pull out.
> Freightcorp will be hiring crews ASAP and we can expect a flood of ASR crews
> wanting to sign up with Freightcorp who pay the Award wages unlike ASR.
> Cheers
> Bob
The comments by ASR's GM may have been a diversion but apparently
Flinders Power wanted them to haul in the interim at $3 tonne at which
price ASR claim they could not show a profit.
Even so what do ASR want with another 15 drivers? And do they really
need to cancel the locmotive upgrade at Port Augusta?
I would have thought they need customers and interstate freight is
one of those.
For this their rather ancient fleet would need overhauling and they
would need more drivers.
--
Neil Waller (nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au)
Department of Environment Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs
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