Re: Sydney Metro Bus Changes

[chapmanken@aol.comspamspam (Ken)]

>Monolpoly my butt. The private sector is scared that $1 pension tickets,
>better frequency and modern buses will kill their pathetic strangle on
>Western Sydney. Besides, with Jim Bosnjak at the helm of the BCA, why would
>he endorse STA buying a bigger stake of a market that could be his?

The government subsidises State Transit for the $1 pension tickets. I am sure
that most private companies would like to be able to offer the $1 pension
tickets, but the government will not reimburse them as they do with State
Transit.

The reason State Transit has large numbers of new buses is they don't buy them
themselves! Their new buses are bought by the State Government, instead of
coming from State Transit's revenue. (Private companies on the other hand
purchase vehicles out of their own profits).