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    • DalyWaters posted
    Posted in Melbourne suburban » Call for Metro, Yarra Trams to be stripped of contracts


    Governments (of both flavours) understand that private contractors or companies will almost always deliver a better product for a lower price than bureaucrats, that's why governments tender out everything from building houses to IT services. As flawed as Metro is, I doubt many people would expect a government run suburban train company to provide a better service for a smaller subsidy than Metro gets.
    Bogong
    So you are saying that because private companies generally perform better, therefore MTM must be good?

    I disagree.

    Unfortunately, appointments designed to create a "corporate" type image at V/Line are ruining what was a fine Government owned company. Otherwise we could hold up V/Line as an example of what could be.

    One big problem we now have is the bloated public service under the guise of PTV, TfV, DOT, DOI, etc., that owe some of their existence to overseeing the private public transport operators (and they certainly do a poor job of it).  They will cling to their positions forever. They would not be needed if we had the old system of a railway that governed itself.

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    Edited 14 Dec 2016 18:15, 5 years ago, edited by DalyWaters


    Governments (of both flavours) understand that private contractors or companies will almost always deliver a better product for a lower price than bureaucrats, that's why governments tender out everything from building houses to IT services. As flawed as Metro is, I doubt many people would expect a government run suburban train company to provide a better service for a smaller subsidy than Metro gets.
    Bogong
    So you are saying that because private companies generally perform better, therefore MTM must be good?

    I disagree.

    Unfortunately, appointments designed to create a "corporate" type image at V/Line are ruining what was a fine Government owned company. Otherwise we could hold up V/Line as an example of what could be.

    One big problem we now have is the bloated public service under the guise of PTV, TfV, DOT, DOI, etc., that owe some of their existence to overseeing the private public transport operators (and they certainly do a poor job of it).  They would not be needed if we had the old system of a railway system that governed itself.