Re: Qld Coalition - Transport Policy

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

JohnMcCandless wrote in message
<01bd95a6$c8370280$050064c6@johnmc.topend.com.au>...
>
>
>Garry R. Ford <coal.comms.pol@merddyn.apana.org.au> wrote in article
><357E5B40.385729DA@merddyn.apana.org.au>...
>>
>> 8
>>
>>              NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND)
>>          LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND DIVISION)
>>                          (the “Coalition”)
>>
>>                          TRANSPORT POLICY
>
>       <snip>
> > RAIL
>
>       <snip again>
>
>> In  undertaking the following initiatives, a primary focus of  the
>> Coalition will be to maximise the potential of existing corridors:-
> > ·     Redevelop freight distribution centres with both railway and
>>    private  enterprise personnel, in strategic centres  throughout
>>    Queensland.
>> ·     Enable  Q-Link road transport division to become  a  private
>>    sector operation.
>
>(Gets up on soapbox)
>
>Why is it that governments seem to be locked into the idea that
>railways have to restrict themselves to rail operations only?
>
>Q-Link road ops make up only a fraction of their total freight task, yet
>it is the picked-on part of the business - why?
>
>Why can't Q-link compete nose-to-nose with road transport?
>
Well that would be a good idea but Q-link doesn't seem to be able to make
any money in Government hands so I don't blame them for wanting to get rid
of it.

Barry Campbell