Re: Stored trams at Newport

Chris Stratton (stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au)
10 Feb 1998 00:44:05 GMT

He is probably referring to the ones in Wollongong who are going to be
retrenched since RSA lost the contract to maintain the Illawarra (or is
that now South Coast?) line.
Regards,
-- 
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au


Keith Malcolm <keithm@happy.dca.gov.au> wrote in article
<keithm.223.34DF6F72@happy.dca.gov.au>...
> 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
>