Re: Melbourne's Old Train Fleet

["Chris Brownbill" <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au> wrote in article 
> 
> Dont expect to see any new trains before the privatisation of the entire
> rail system. Why would they bother spending money on trains anyway.
> Casinos get more votes than a new train or
> two.                                                            Bob
> 

I don't know about that.  Even being the cynic that I am, I still think
that the vote-pulling power of railways is not lost on this current state
government.  Its one of the golden rules of state politics: trains=votes,
and whatever you think about Kennett - he has some skilled political
advisors who know this fact very very well.