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 Thread: Oil drops below $50.00 a barrel Vs V/Line's pax bottom line. |
The Vinelander
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 Forum: Victoria Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:56 am Subject: Oil drops below $50.00 a barrel Vs V/Line's pax bottom line. |
| Now we are all on this amazing roller coaster ride called the world economy, and with that the global financial crisis, whilst country after country is recording two or more quarters of negative growt ... |
| Thread: Eddington submissions are online |
The Vinelander
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:44 pm Subject: Re: Eddington submissions are online |
As for the much vaunted Transport Plan - we just have to wait and see .
My bet Tarneit and rail tunnel are goers, road tunnel will be put in the "too hard" basket because 1. Too hot to handle wit ... |
| Thread: Transport bureaucrats spend $3.3m on new Victorian offices |
The Vinelander
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:23 pm Subject: Re: Transport bureaucrats spend $3.3m on new Victorian offic |
True. Bracks and Brumby just claimed the credit for them when they arrived during their now disasterous reign.
From Shaun Carney's respected opinion in todays 'Age.
...Brumby's status as lead pr ... |
| Thread: RACQ proposes rail line Dutton Pk - Bald Hills via Stafford |
The Vinelander
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Views: 283
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Forum: Queensland Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:34 pm Subject: Re: RACQ proposes rail line Dutton Pk - Bald Hills via Staff |
Spin, to provide an acceptable public-transport friendly face to what is actually a proposal for a bunch more road tunnels & freeways....SNIP...
Multi-modal transport corridors seem to be the new t ... |
| Thread: The Age: Brumby urges infrastructure buying plan |
The Vinelander
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:30 pm Subject: Re: The Age: Brumby urges infrastructure buying plan |
Guess who is not smiling much today!!!
http://images.theage.com.au/2008/11/13/287549/brumby-90x60.jpg
The Age: Victoria's surplus shrinks
Oh no 
The Guilty Party has returned I al ... |
| Thread: 3 Car VLocities; Testing & Entering Service-Aug/Sep/Oct 2008 |
The Vinelander
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:12 am Subject: Re: 3 Car VLocities; Testing & Entering Service-Aug/Sep/ |
Very good pic Marcus
Interesting on the up line where the points are, appears to be timber sleepers, whereas concrete has replaced all the old timber sleepers since I was last in Geelong.
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| Thread: Cobram Line |
The Vinelander
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:03 pm Subject: Re: Cobram Line |
| Like the Cranbourne-Leongatha line, any vegetation works are probably just pre fire season hazard removal. A State Government report some years ago concluded that passenger rail services between Shepp ... |
| Thread: Transport bureaucrats spend $3.3m on new Victorian offices |
The Vinelander
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:14 pm Subject: Re: Transport bureaucrats spend $3.3m on new Victorian offic |
 More Herald Sun sensationalism 
Most likely IMO.  |
| Thread: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
The Vinelander
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Views: 1825
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:55 pm Subject: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
Just how bad is overcrowding on Vline anyway?
I know people who have stood from Ballarat to Melbourne to go to the night football, and as a person who no longer follows football, my view is Toug ... |
| Thread: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
The Vinelander
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:35 pm Subject: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
Agreed, but with the Vline "farebox" covering less than 20% of the operating cost an additional 3% per year above inflation will not buy much.
However, it is better to increase fares in "real" terms ... |
| Thread: Connex not so bad - says former Kennett Ministry staffer. |
The Vinelander
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:59 am Subject: Connex not so bad - says former Kennett Ministry staffer. |
Whilst enjoying my Weeties this morning..
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/contrary-to-reports-our-rail-system-is-alright-20081113-6686.html?page=-1 |
| Thread: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
The Vinelander
Replies: 71
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:16 am Subject: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
I don't buy it, Vinelander.
They had active influence in projects like the Sydenham electrification and the purchasing of Sprinter railcars.
They may have had some input into the Melbourne centric ... |
| Thread: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
The Vinelander
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Views: 1825
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:31 pm Subject: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
Do you actually have a basis for your arguments Vinelander?
Yes
The Kennett administration, circa 1992 to 1999. |
| Thread: V/Line's New Advertising Campaign ~ See Things Differently |
The Vinelander
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:11 pm Subject: Re: V/Line's New Advertising Campaign ~ See Things Different |
| This is a good point and it appears V/Line may not have done their homework by contacting all the various Tourist Information Centres so this transport at destination stuff would be available ... |
| Thread: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
The Vinelander
Replies: 71
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:05 am Subject: [Herald Sun] Fare go for our country trains |
Well, what do you expect?
Vline is a charity service for society's losers (or at best "battlers") provided by a government composed almost entirely of people who have never had a job in the real wo ... |
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