Published on April 24, 2010 by Technology Slice
Metro Pushing For Funding – Just eight months after signing an $8 billion contract to run Melbourne’s trains, Metro is trying to force the Brumby government to bring forward millions of dollars in funding. A leaked ”action plan” obtained by The Age shows the operator was last month preparing to demand more money from the [...]
Tags: 1 Million, Brumby, Eight Months, Force Staff, Government Funding, Meeting Management, Melbourne Trains, Metro, Minister Martin, Minutes Of A Meeting, Money, Poor Performance, Public Transport, Senior Management, Siemens, Slash, Staff Request, Train Maintenance, Transport Minister
Posted in Politics
Published on February 24, 2010 by Technology Slice
Slowest Bus in Australia – IT’S a bus that takes up to 35 minutes to travel just 3.5km. That’s a staggering 10 minutes per kilometre. The 431, which takes Sydney suburban commuters into the CBD, is an example of why many Australians are abandoning public transport and clogging the roads with their cars. One regular [...]
Tags: 5km, australians, Bet, Bus Australia, Bus Trip, Buses, cbd, Crap, Daily Telegraph, Glebe, Hildebrand, Journey Time, Lather, Public Transport, risk, Rush Hour, suburb, Suburban Commuters, Sweat, sydney
Posted in General
Published on February 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Myki Firm Sued – Myki’s creator Kamco is being sued in the Supreme Court for $30 million by the rival firm that created Metcard. In an increasingly bitter fight with Kamco, Metcard’s creator ERG is also holding myki equipment hostage until unpaid bills worth $1.8 million are settled. The state government says it has assurances [...]
Tags: 30 Million, Assurances, Bitter Fight, Company Structure, Court Actions, Fiasco, Hostage, Kamco, Legal Actions, Lucrative Contract, Metcard, Mulder, Myki, Opposition, Public Transport, Rival Firm, Spokesman, State Government, Taxpayers, Unpaid Bills
Posted in Money
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