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

[keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <7j2qom$80j@ob1.uws.EDU.AU> "Ben Staples" <98711576@student.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au> writes:
>From: "Ben Staples" <98711576@student.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au>
>Subject: Re: The Age today - "Rail Review Gets Released"
>Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 18:41:32 +1000


>David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> wrote in message

>**SNIP**

>> 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.

>It can be argued this is not such a good thing, as it directs funds and
>resources to areas that do not justify it. Its railways for railways' sake.
>Don't you remember we build railways to transport people and freight, not to
>run trains.

>Ben Staples


But don't passengers and freight get in the way of running a good railway.

Dave Malcolm