Re: Freight Victoria Starts Today 1/5/99 but what of MPI???

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote:

>
> Stuff snipped.
>
> Nothing to do with being clever,total economic necessity.
> Why on earth would any private Railway company maintain long lines that they
> dont need.
> Having destinations served by multiple lines is a total extravagence.
> If lines are needed for passenger purposes,then surely its the passenger
> providers responsibility, either directly or via Govt subsidy to pay for the
> maintenance.
> FV are going to have a hard enuf task as it is ,paying the interest on their
> loans , without even thinking of maintaining or upgrading existing lines.
> What I have heard about running freights via Maryborough & Inglewood makes
> total sense.
>
> MD

Talk about going round in circles. I always understood that if you went round in circles, you got nowhere FAST. Is
that what we want.

DEL