Re: Twilight of the Passenger As?

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 00:02:39 GMT, steam4me@enternet.com.au (Yuri J
Sos/Melbourne AUS) wrote:

>The "Herald Sun" has also learned a United States bidder for
>Victoria's country rail services dropped out a week before final bids
>were due on May 17 (confirming Mr Anonymous Marsupial's post of
>several weeks ago).
>
>British rail and bus operator National Express and US-owned Freight
>Victoria are now the only contenders.  A spokeswoman for the Transport
>Minister (Victoria, Australia) Robin Cooper said the government would
>not comment, said the "Herald Sun".
>
Surely, if they sell to FV aren't they admitting that their policy is
wrong? Didn't they split it up to make it easier to sell? Hey coudln't
they remerge it and call it VR? They could remerge Hillside and
Bayside and call it the "MET". Then they could advertise "from a
cistern to a service" ;-).
Cheers

Krel

Steamfreight 99 at Victorian Goldfields Railway - July 17-18 1999.

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