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Re: Victorian Interstate Corridors
>>There is no reason why
>>ARTC and VicTrack could not agree regarding supervision, FV are merely
buying
>>track access.
Are you sure about this.
>My understanding was that FV got an exclusive 15 year lease on all the non
>electrified track,excepting the SG bits, thats not the same as buying
track
>access.
>Obviously dual guage track will be a thorny one.
>The problem with sharing track in a commercial environment is who pays to
>maintain it (the dual guage bits that is) ,who is responsible for
derailments
>, if delays are caused to one operator by the actions of another operator
who
>may be a competitor how are the compensation issues handled.
>All of this is new stuff in the privatised Rail world we live in.
>
>MD
You are right Maurie they got [up to] 45 years exclusive lease on all BG
freight track.
thats why Stockdale has agreed to pay them $25 million a year to maintain
some tracks to Passenger Train standard!
Rod.