Re: John Brew (a blast from the past)

[neumannc <neumannc@ozemail.com.au>]

Bob wrote:
> 
> Tonight i saw John Brew the former Cheif Executive of State Rail
> (Liberal appointment) that was sacked by the Labour Government on the
> news. He was wearing his Engineers hat and telling us how bad the
> Western line is from Granville to Lithgow. Could this be a bit of sour
> grapes or even a bit of political revenge? It is well known of Mr Brews
> connections with the Liberals. If I recall correctly he was appointed as
> a consultant by the federal Liberal Government to give them a report to
> justify the sale of A.N. and we know the results of that. It would seem
> that with a state election less than a year away the Libs have drawn out
> someone with an ounce of credibility to tell us what we heard on A
> Current Affair some weeks back. I wonder if the Western line is any
> worse now to when Mr Brew was in charge? Also why did they specifically
> say Granville and not say Penrith? Could there be some scare tactic
> being used by reminding us of the Granville disaster? If Mr brew no
> longer works for SRA what is the source of his information? Maybe he
> just watches A Current Affair like the rest of us and wants to be seen
> on TV again?
> Bob


Subject: 
           Re: John Brew (a blast from the past)
      Date: 
           Mon, 18 May 1998 21:27:29 +1100
      From: 
           neumannc <neumannc@ozemail.com.au>
        To: 
           Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au>
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Bob wrote:
> 
> Tonight i saw John Brew the former Cheif Executive of State Rail
> (Liberal appointment) that was sacked by the Labour Government on the
> news. He was wearing his Engineers hat and telling us how bad the
> Western line is from Granville to Lithgow. Could this be a bit of sour
> grapes or even a bit of political revenge? It is well known of Mr Brews
> connections with the Liberals.
> Bob


This is the same John Brew who, as head of the State Transit Authority,
stopped the fitting of safety flaps to the rear doors of STA buses by
closing the Chullora Bus Workshops and then not requiring the private
contractors whom he then employed to do this safety work.  New buses he
was responsible for purchasing were not fitted with these safety flaps
and STA has had to retrofit safety flaps at considerable cost to
overcome problems with children caught in the rear doors.

The same John Brew, a civil engineer, in the position of Chief
Mechanical Engineer for the SRA decided to purchase the Tangarra bogies
which are a current major problem for CityRail.  As an expert!!!!! he
knew better than the SRA's mechanical personnel who correctly forecast
the problems which would occur with the Tangarra bogies.

Once a stooge, always a stooge!

Chris