Re: QR going national?

[Ian Harvey <ian_harvey@do.not.spam.me>]

What could have caused the massive increase in specific urban passenger
costs ?  The increases from 91 - 92 - 93 are enormous, but I don't
remember QR doing anything too drastic back then.  Or is this some
accounting silliness - Gold Coast line capital works showing up ?

Maurie Daly wrote:
> 
> Urban Passenger
>                 1990    1991    1992    1993    1994
> Pass revenue    $1.05   $1.14   $1.21   $1.26   $1.38   Units are $ per passenger
> Pass costs      $2.99   $3.15   $3.53   $4.51   $4.86
> 
> Country Pass
> Pass revenue    7.4     6.76    11.46   11.68   13.72
> Pass costs      23.76   25.78   30.68   30.75   33.40   Units are c per pass/km
> 
> Freight
> Revenue         4.77    4.97    4.72    4.91    4.87
> Costs           4.34    4.20    3.94    4.40    4.29    Units are c per ntk.
> 
> Source BTCE information paper No 40.
> Analysis of the Rail Deficit.
> 

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