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Re: QR going national?
"John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au> wrote:
>
> Just when you thought things couldn't get more interesting....
>
> With the new board installed, Queensland Rail is now (their own words)
> "taking a new direction", with an emphasis of becoming a national operator,
> rather than a Qld only one. From here on, Queensland Rail will referred to
> as "QR" (based on the theory that the "Queensland" in the name would be
> a hindrance to any national expansion.)
>
> Personally, I can see their logic in doing this, but I can't see how this
> would change what I assume is the nation's percerption that we are a
> Queensland carrier only.
>
> What WAS interesting was the propagan......err.... promotional video we
> watched, which said that QR was looking at a number of options, including
> running trains on other systems, and even buying other systems.
>
> Hmmm.....when does NRC come up for sale?
>
> It's all happening up here, folks...
New directions eh. I bet 'batty pete' does not allow
anybody else to compete in Queensland, but.!
----Terry Burton
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