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Thread ID: 122029 2011-11-26 09:08:00 So, who's buying which State asset? KarameaDave (15222) PC World Chat
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1245594 2011-11-28 05:34:00 Not quite sure why it is, that you think the goverment, who we have ageed are self serving lot, why you think they would be better at running our sevice industry, than the private sector. Cicero (40)
1245595 2011-11-28 06:38:00 Not quite sure why it is, that you think the goverment, who we have ageed are self serving lot, why you think they would be better at running our sevice industry, than the private sector.
Might have something to do with the fact that we have baled the BNZ out twice, Air New Zealand and the railways.
mikebartnz (21)
1245596 2011-11-28 19:36:00 Might have something to do with the fact that we have baled the BNZ out twice, Air New Zealand and the railways.

As far as I can see, public transport will only ever work with subsidies.
Not sure if saving any business is good, the maket is saying get lost or bad management isd the problem.
Cicero (40)
1245597 2011-11-28 19:44:00 As far as I can see, public transport will only ever work with subsidies.
Is that all bad as it is either pay the subsidies or pay for new roads and all the things that go with that.
mikebartnz (21)
1245598 2011-11-28 20:20:00 As far as I can see, public transport will only ever work with subsidies.

Obviously you've never heard of the Capital Connection.
pcuser42 (130)
1245599 2011-11-28 21:22:00 Obviously you've never heard of the Capital Connection.Capital Connection runs at a loss, so not a great example if you're wanting to advocate public transport!


“We are currently operating the service at a loss. There is no subsidy for operating the service and while we were hopeful it would remain commercially viable after the extension of the Kapiti line to Waikanae and introduction of Matangi to the line, we are now seeing a worrying trend,.”
Erayd (23)
1245600 2011-11-28 22:09:00 Capital Connection runs at a loss, so not a great example if you're wanting to advocate public transport!

Prior to the Waikanae extension it was fine.
pcuser42 (130)
1245601 2011-11-28 23:32:00 Prior to the Waikanae extension it was fine.Following that logic to its conclusion, this would seem to indicate that expanding public transport is uneconomical... ;) Erayd (23)
1245602 2011-11-28 23:56:00 Following that logic to its conclusion, this would seem to indicate that expanding public transport is uneconomical... ;)

Not really, giving a station more frequent services (from one a day to however many it has now) puts the premium service on the line - a lot of its patronage already came from Waikanae ;)

If I were to follow your logic, the Onehunga Line would have crashed and burned by now ;)
pcuser42 (130)
1245603 2011-11-29 00:16:00 [QUOTE=pcuser42;1063014

If I were to follow your logic, the Onehunga Line would have crashed and burned by now ;)[/QUOTE]
Actually that is not logical at all, I think the term is confused or best red herring.
prefect (6291)
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