SUMMARY OF RAIL PROPOSALS

REPORT ON THE BREW REPORT AND ON THE CONTINUING ROLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN THE AUSTRALIAN RAIL INDUSTRY

SUMMARY OF RAIL PROPOSALS

ASSET BREW GOVERNMENT
AN Interstate passenger service Offer for sale or franchise Offer for sale or franchise
AN Workshops Sell to SA Govt. or franchise Offer for sale
AN Locomotives Sell as a business unit to private operator Offer for sale
AN Rail Fleet Sell as a business unit to private operator Offer for sale
AN Track Access No specific recommendations Combine in proposed National Track Access Authority
AN Track maintenance Tender maintenance work for interstate track Combine in proposed National Track Access Authority
SA Intrastate freight Transfer Leigh Creek line to ETSA, transfer remaining lines to SA Govt. Offer for sale or transfer to SA Govt.
TASRAIL Right of way transferred to Tas. Govt., above rail operations franchised. Offer for sale with option to transfer to Tas. Govt.
Commonwealth Shareholding in NRC Commonwealth to divest all involvement Commonwealth to sell equity

Note: Scoping study to be completed by Office of Assests Sales, Department of Finance as the basis for Commonwealth withdrawl in ANR.