Re: Private investment in permanent way

[ROY HOWARTH <rhowarth@tig.com.au>]

"Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>The Financial Review of Monday 22/7/98 had a report about forthcoming ads
>calling for private sector participation in rail upgrading projects. The
>next step, of course, is part or full privatisation of the track.
>
>
>What's the bet. Ultimately NR, V/line (trains and track), Westrail (also
>trains and track) and the track owner from Kal to BH & the Victorian border
>will be in private hands and after a few years mergers will result in one
>big interstate operator owning the lot. With luck we may get a semi national
>system yet.
>
>
>Barry Campbell


...or several separate privately-owned perway maintainers within each 
state alongside several private train operators within each state, all in 
the name of competition. How's that for the proverbial dog's breakfast?? 

Would put today's state-biased rail network in the shade....

Roy H