tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post3193714372662749301..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Kiwirail's illiterate and foolish fanaticsLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-8559685378992835632010-03-22T23:35:26.458+13:002010-03-22T23:35:26.458+13:00a train can carry more goods more efficiently than...a train can carry more goods more efficiently than any other form of transport, that is fact, rail use will go up as fuel prices increase because of scarcity, business will not be able to send small amounts of bulk goods in lots on trucks, and if there is no railway because you all want dismantle then you will be screwed. <br /><br />So think in the long term in I were you mothball the lines yes,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-54341208820389520152009-09-30T10:47:57.406+13:002009-09-30T10:47:57.406+13:00I would question how much of the $90m is going tow...I would question how much of the $90m is going towards 1)urban transport as the major user of the line in wellington and auckland is metro passenger and they are I believe treated as a marginal user from a track perspective, and 2)would question the additional costs of maintaining the main trunk from Auckland to Christchurch to a 100kph passenger standard for two trains a day when freight runs atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-35131727750183604152009-09-30T01:00:13.341+13:002009-09-30T01:00:13.341+13:00Anonymous: My point was that if someone is so app...Anonymous: My point was that if someone is so appallingly incapable of communicating, and such a bastardisation of English is allowed to be put in the public domain, it is difficult to take CBT as being credible. By the way the possessive of it, is not "it's", it is "its".<br /><br />Note, the taxpayer could have left the rail network in private hands and then a series ofLibertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-9019344623789700052009-09-30T00:13:46.008+13:002009-09-30T00:13:46.008+13:00The campaign for better transport certainly have t...The campaign for better transport certainly have their limitations, I for one am not interested in seeing a grammar appraisal of their member's work<br /><br />There seems to be a few let's say "urban myths" doing the rounds about the purchase of the rail system. As I recall, the previous government felt it had to upgrade the lines to a reasonable standard. The problem was, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-52188672437050157712009-09-29T21:24:42.039+13:002009-09-29T21:24:42.039+13:00No, but closing it down wouldn't make sense ei...No, but closing it down wouldn't make sense either. The right approach, which WAS being adopted by private owners, is to run it into the ground, and replace assets that are commercially worth replacing. Most lines are cash positive, but as bridges and tracks need replacing it isn't worth it, so it makes sense to run trains till that point. The lines that can fund replacement have a Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-38871180992025490952009-09-29T16:31:30.367+13:002009-09-29T16:31:30.367+13:00Has anyone actually done the sums to work out the ...Has anyone actually done the sums to work out the cost of maintaining the rail network vs the cost of closing it down and moving everything to coastal chipping and road? It seems that with all our cities bar Hamilton with ports there is little point in paying so much to maintain a rail network.scrubonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832170298477290478noreply@blogger.com