Re: The Federal Budget - Rail forgotten?? by its own Industry??

[telljb@ozemail.com.au (< Tell >)]

mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) wrote and I quote
a small part:
>
>The sole problem with railways in Australia is the fact that they are State 
>owned ,and whilst this condition continues to exist , there will be no 
>federal funding.


Maurie is right, either the States have to agree with
national uniform working and charges or get out of the
standard gauge network completely and turn their
mainline(s) from Brisbane - Sydney - Melbourne - Vic
border - Kalgoorlie - Perth over to the Feds, including
the Blue Mountain route via Broken Hill.

The Bi-Cenntenial National Roads programme initiated by
the Fraser Liberal government way back pre Labor/Hawke,
resulted in the National Highway scheme, sealed roads
all the way around and through the centre of Australia.
   
It would be nice to see a national railways programme.
 
----Terry Burton