Re: Brisbane Light Rail,Briztram - questions

[pcc@ocean.com.au (Les Brown)]

David McLoughlin <davemcl@REMOVEiprolink.co.nz> wrote in aus.rail:

>Labor didn't want trams in 1968/69 either, so 400 Leyland Panther buses
>were ordered in secret in a secret deal with Ampol for an oil refinery,
>and one of the world's finest tramway systems was scrapped in a huge
>rush before anyone could react.
>
You mean no-one knew of the 400 Leyland Panther buses? No tender? No
discussion in Parliament?

And the Ampol refinery. Ampol set it up just to supply Brisbane's
buses? Again was there no tender? No discussion in Parliament?

If you have proof for any of the above, it would make a great
book/film/newpaper article. If you do not, then it's just another
baseless conspiracy story. Please quote your verifiable sources for
your assertions. 

Les Brown