Re: Stored trams at Newport

Keith Malcolm (keithm@happy.dca.gov.au)
Mon, 9 Feb 1998 21:04:50 GMT

In article <34DEFC5C.8848CAB9@ozemail.com.au> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> writes:
>From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
>Subject: Re: Stored trams at Newport
>Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 23:53:48 +1100

>Anthony Sell wrote:

>> When drivers received about $17 per hour, they were charged out at
>> about $60, and there was an attempt to raise it to $105. Not a bad margin
>when
>> industry allows about 33% for overdeads to get to a cost price.

>RSA in NSW has staff on $17 an hour, but they need to charge $105 an hour to
>cover
>overheads. This is why they can not compete against private companies for track
>maintenance contracts.

>--
>David Johnson
>CityRail Guard
>trainman@ozemail.com.au
>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

Which RSA staff are you refering to?

David Malcolm