Re: privitisation

[Robert Harris <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

andrew-d wrote:

>         I used to think that the third world service with first world
>         fares offered by Cityrail was due primarily to management/govt
>         incompetence and bastardry, with perhaps a small factor due
>         to a few apathetic moronic little Hitlers working there.
>
>         Since starting to read this NG, I have come to the conclusion
>         that while perhaps not the majority, moronic little Hitlers
>         are the norm at Cityrail. Even if the government can be
>         made to offer a credible service, it will still be provided
>         by tiny minded racist bastards who want a uniform to throw
>         their pathetic weight around in. I guess the rail workers
>         with enough brains to see what's going on and get organised
>         have already been gotten rid of.
>
>         So there will be no battle over privatisation, it's already
>         lost                             .- michael
>
> **** like we the shit kickers of the rail way have any say about what
> goes on. i hope cityrail is privatised, you would get a real shock in
> the price hike. the railways are subsudised so heavely , you would see
> the ticket prices jump by about 400%. you would also have less staff for
> saftey and the timetable currently running would be shoot out the
> window. but as it is a third world serviceyou would like it to be
> privatised as this is the answer!!!    wake up to your self, just ask
> any pom about there prices for there train travel? i dare you . and then
> you might appreciate how good you do have it!
> fred  :o)

hear hear
Friends came over here and couldn't believe how cheep the fares are.

rgds

R Harris
Train Guard