Re: Latest from the NSW rumour mill

["Daniel Nightingale" <dnightingale@bigpond.nospam.com>]

David Proctor wrote in message <9Rpa3.253$jW.1093@ozemail.com.au>...
>Railway Rasputin wrote in message <376A276E.1E373439@fastlink.com.au>...
>
>>Country link were making a profit when the pensioners paid their $10
>>concession.
>>Now that they are true freeloaders and don't pay a cent, Country link
makes
>a
>>slight loss or breaks even.
>>Make 'em pay full fare = $$$$$$$$.
>
>Or do what Queensland do - up there, the government pays QR the ADULT fare
>for what the pensioners use on their free trips. In NSW, the government
pays
>Countrylink the concession fare.
>
>DaveP

My brother in arms is right, NSW pays a CSO, or Community Service Allowance
which is less than the full adult fare (which is normally first class
anyway). Countrylink, STA, Cityrail et al never make as much profit return
on CSO's than a normal full price adult fare.