tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post115624065105856772..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Greens' answer to Overlander - petition and subsidyLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1159133819320135102006-09-25T09:36:00.000+12:002006-09-25T09:36:00.000+12:00Agreed that NZ hasn't exactly the population densi...Agreed that NZ hasn't exactly the population density of e.g. the UK or Belgium. But on certain routes (perhaps different than the ones exploitated right now), I'm convinced that even in NZ there are enough potential riders to go along. <BR/>In Belgium, many rail lines were closed. They were to expensive to maintain, and were closed subsequently. But because still many passengers rode on these bartjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886647956128023358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1159129036427095772006-09-25T08:17:00.000+12:002006-09-25T08:17:00.000+12:00There is not always a market for it - it is hardly...There is not always a market for it - it is hardly viable in NZ when you consider 4 million people live in a land area the size of Britain, with very rugged topography, and aviation means it takes an hour.<BR/><BR/>NZ hardly has never ending sprawl - most of the North Island is rather empty!Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1159051981385324132006-09-24T10:53:00.000+12:002006-09-24T10:53:00.000+12:00Sorry, Here's another rail enthousiast. Why is ...Sorry, Here's another rail enthousiast.<BR/> Why is the Overlander unprofitable? Because it's slow, and because no one wants to ride in a train for 12 ongoing hours in a rundown train.<BR/> There is always a market for rail travel, if the product is a good one. The Overlander isn't at the moment. Should the government take over? I don't know. I would be in favour, but I'm not a Newzealanderbartjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886647956128023358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1159051746216071942006-09-24T10:49:00.000+12:002006-09-24T10:49:00.000+12:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.bartjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886647956128023358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1157981852283268992006-09-12T01:37:00.000+12:002006-09-12T01:37:00.000+12:00Yes a cursory read, you might note I recently ment...Yes a cursory read, you might note I recently mentioned how good it was that Intercity coachlines invested in new buses for the Wellington-Auckland route. Public transport is fine, most NZ public transport is profitable and commercially run - airlines, taxis, long distance buses and long distance trains. <BR/><BR/>There have been umpteen attempts to make it pay for itself - there are thousands Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1157570071635447392006-09-07T07:14:00.000+12:002006-09-07T07:14:00.000+12:00"Favorite Books * The Fountainhead"Ah, ok enoug..."Favorite Books<BR/> * The Fountainhead"<BR/><BR/>Ah, ok enough said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1157569803179646642006-09-07T07:10:00.000+12:002006-09-07T07:10:00.000+12:00Of all the things to climb onto your soapbox over,...Of all the things to climb onto your soapbox over, I don't understand why you're making such a big deal about a NZ$1 million a year subsidy - that's small change surely?<BR/><BR/>IMHO, it's definitely something that could be made to pay for itself if the marketing was tied in with other tourism marketing. It's no Orient or Trans-Siberian Express, I'll give you that, but it's the North Island's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-1156391716333773632006-08-24T15:55:00.000+12:002006-08-24T15:55:00.000+12:00Hear, hear!I'm a railfan or sorts, but I cannot fo...Hear, hear!<BR/><BR/>I'm a railfan or sorts, but I cannot for the life of me understand why the railfan community seems to think that subsidising the Overlander is good for rail transport. The timeslots taken up by the passenger train are better used for freight (even moreso now Maersk are cutting the number of ports called on in NZ) which makes Toll more money. Passengers on the otehr hand costsLewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.com