Re: A new Era Starts For Victoria's Railways

[sthyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Thyer)]

> "Rod" wrote
> 
> >Employees will be told prior to the News Release, who the new owner
> >is....Locomotive Crews will be sent a message from John Guiry by Train To
> >Base Radio about 8.00 am on Monday. The message will be Broadcast on all
> >channels and will come over the loud speakers even if the hand piece is
> >'hung up".
> 
Here's hoping from a personal perspective that the new owner is
"preservation friendly".  As if gaining and operating in an accredited
environment isn't shock enough for the system, we now have privatisation
and sell off of large parts of Newport Workshops looming.

-- 
Stuart Thyer
Photographer-Department of Anatomy
University of Melbourne
One time winner of the 'Imaginary chocolate frog of discretion'