Re: Booked out Melb XPTs

[Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>]

I am sick and tired of knockers. What about posting your sums on a Sydney /
Melbourne trip with passenger content.And dont give me that pensioner crap
the state governments reimburse.Don.

jumbojim@my-deja.com wrote:

> The assumption of the previous posters is that where there is a market,
> it must be satisfied. This is not true when it comes to rail passenger
> transport in Australia.
>
> All passenger services are subsidised by a taxpayer somewhere, sometime.
>
> This includes suburban (off peak) intercity and longer distance trains.
> I doubt if the Savannahlander even covers it's crew costs let alone the
> fuel bill.
>
> Sydney-Melbourne is no exception. So why throw good money afer bad to
> provide additional services. Competition can drive down costs but
> usually at the expense of service such as on-board staff or breadth of
> menu. Open slather could not cover the return on investment to provide
> the service unless fares were prohibitive.
>
> Rgds
>
> JJ
>
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