Re: Tumut Line

[Bruce Greening <bgreeni@ibm.net>]

Tim Arnot wrote:

> Bob wrote:
> >
> > I believe that you have all misunderstood the offer by RAC to reopen the 33 lines mentioned in its
> > recent propaganda . My understanding is that these lines could be reopened at a price. A sliding
> > scale of prices was set which depended on the time the line has been closed. The Tumut line fell into
> > the 10 year + group and they were asking $1Million per kilometer to reopen this line. Where would any
> > private operator find this sort of money?
>
> And why would a private operator spend this sort of loot on a railway
> line - subject to open access as well as then be totally controlled by
> the Goverbment owned RAC - when they can go and buy trucks and have the
> Government  subsidise their operation?
>
> Now if the railway line was to be sold lock stock and barrel to the said
> private operator then something might actually happen, or am I asking
> too much?
>
> Ciao
> tim
> --
> Timothy Arnot
>
> e-mail to timarnot@fastlink.com.au

I suggest people read the NSW legislation......the only way is for either RAC to put up the money, or a
developer, and for the line to be open to any operator....an exclusive arrangement would need an act of
parliment, which is unlikely.

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Bruce L. Greening
bgreeni@ibm.net