Re: The Non level playing field becomes even less level.

[arthur marsh <marsh@ties.itu.int>]

Have you joined Rail 2000 yet then?

See www.users.on.net/rail2000/

Arthur (Rail 2000 member glad to have the support of as many aus.rail'ers
as possible).

On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, David Langley wrote:

> Hear, bloody, hear!!!
> David Langley.
> 
> Maurie Daly wrote:
> 
> > Article from Rail Directions.
> > Australian Transport Ministers have just agreed to allow an increase in
> > maximum weight limit for heavy trucks from 42.5 to 44.5 tonnes.
> > Apparently trucks today are more road friendly ,(whatever that means).
> > The estimated cost of strengthening road bridges around the country to cope
> > with the increased mass limits is $1 Billion , of which none will be paid for
> > by the Trucking Industry.
> > The poor mug motorist will be obliged to fund these improvements out of petrol
> > excise.
> > It also seems that of the $250 million allocated to ARTC in the 1997/98
> > financial year,only $35 million has even been allocated to any Rail projects.
> >
> > This insanity will continue unless the existing Rail Operators stop competing
> > amongst themselves for an ever declining share of the freight market,and do
> > what the Road freight Industry did over 20 years ago, form themselves into a
> > unified lobby group,and  start cooperating with each other rather than
> > fighting each other.
> > It would also help a lot if we got some cooperation from the various State
> > owners of the infrastructure,who currently dont seem  to give a stuff,about
> > the declining role of rail in land Transport.
> >
> > cheers
> > MD
> >
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