Re: Cockatoo Run Saved!

["Darren Yates" <dyates@pnc.com.au>]

That's excellent news... good to see the pollies doing something to promote
rail...
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Cheers,
Darren Yates
Firebox recordings [http://www.firebox.bluemountains.net.au]

Bob Gioia wrote in message <4GN32.38$95.530660@WReNphoon2>...
>  This morning the Transport Minister Carl Scully made a surprise visit to
>the
>Cockatoo Run train at Port Kembla prior to the departure.. He announced
that
>he
> has steped in to save the service and announced various financial
>concessions
>towards the operation of this service. The service will still cease on
>November 24th
> however it will recommence in early March 1999. This announcement came as
a
>complete
>surprise to the staff involved with the service many of who had recently
>received
>their redundancy notices and were already looking for alternate jobs.
Todays
>announcement will see the service continue for at least the next 3 years.
>I'm told
>that we can expect a few changes to the operation of the service next year
>and even the
>posibility of a few Saturday night runs.
>
>Cheers
>
>Bob
>
>
>
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