Re: Trains Article Mentioned in NSW Parliament

["maffa" <mroberts@klever.net.au>]

to: greg h

Are you an apologist for CountryLink?, sounds like Aust railfans belong to
the flat earth society. How can railways in Australia ever get ahead if we
don't take any notice of what outsiders are telling us.

Railways are a business, not a charity to give some of us something to do at
weekends, we should all be interested in improving the current dismal NSW
services so they stay in business.

Maffa


greg h wrote in message <3570fca3.60972005@news.ozemail.com.au>...
>On 27 May 98 11:37:19 GMT, "James and Catherine Dixon"
><jadixon@bigpond.com> wrote:
>
>>The Sydney Morning Herald reported today (27/5) that the February Trains
>>Article was mentioned in the NSW Parliament by the Oppostion's Spokesman
on
>>Transport, Michael Photios.  He grabbed on the paragraphs that described
>>travelling on the XPT as like riding in a cement mixer.
>>
>>The full article is at http://www.smh.com.au/news/9805/27/local/index.html
>>
>>2Day FM descibed Train's Magazine as 'An influential American Travel
>>Magazine' !!
>>
>>Considering this was in February's edition (ie 3 months ago) you can
hardly
>>accuse Photios or the media of being up to date.
>>
>
>Come on you guys, is this really worth the attention it's getting.
>
>After all, the matter was written about in an obscure magazine that is
>primarily directed within the "industry" (and whose readers should
>know better any way), and was raised in NSW parliament by the
>perpetual winger (pronounced "win-jer") who will do anything to get
>his mouth, voice, face, whatever in any type media outlet.
>
>Give us a break!!
>
>
>Greg H
>Sydney Australia
>aka IRC nick steam3801