Re: Road Cost Recovery.

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

Tell wrote in message <6jtm26$11h$3@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>...

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>
>Is that right.  One thing though Barry, QR charges some
>of the highest prices known for mineral cartage, o'l
>Joh BP made sure of that years ago, it was these
>charges that ensured QR could keep uneconomic branch
>lines open like the good old Normanton to Croyden.!
>The National Network does not have multinational miners
>that it can slug for ore cartage.
>
>I hate to say this, but Queensland with its skinny
>gauge does not rate in the Standard Gauge National
>network, except for the SG into Brisbane.

That is certainly true about the slug on th coal miners but from memory the
whole lot is not included in QR revenue. It will be interesting to see what
happens after 2000 when competition is supposed to start.


I don't know what you mean by Queensland does not rate. Unfortunately it is
not connected to the rest of the system by std gauge but QR is a busier
freight system than all but NSW.


Barry Campbell