Re: The Age today - "Rail Review Gets Released"

[David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>]

"< Tell >" wrote:
> 
> Reuben Farrelly <reuben@mira.net.AAAA> wrote:
> >
> > How does Queensland Rail compare with other railway systems with regards
> > to:
> > * Economic viability   (efficiency of the organisation and also
> > Government subsidies if any)
> > * Service  (fares and number of locations/stops)
> 
> Queensland appears to be doing quite well, their annual
> tonnages are second only to the Pilbara roads.
> The revenue from coal and ore helps to keep the rest of
> the system going.

That's one good thing about Queensland Rail which the others would be
well advised to follow. By keeping the system vertically integrated, and
not looking at each individial line or service on its own, they are
quite happy for the mineral traffic to subsidise some of the lesser lines.

Cheers
David