❓ Ms. Rowe questions the Minister for Transport about local manufacturing of C-class railcars, contrasting it with the B-series built in Queensland. The Minister confirms plans for local manufacturing and criticizes a member who doubted its feasibility, leading to a somewhat unrelated political jab.
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TRANSPERTH —
RAILCARS
507. Ms C.M. ROWE to the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the delivery of the last B-series railcars this week, which were
primarily built and manufactured in Queensland.
(1) Can the
minister advise the house how, under the McGowan Labor government, the new
C-class railcars will involve a far greater share of local manufacturing and
help create more jobs?
(2) Can the
minister advise of anyone in this house who thought that having locally built
railcars was just a pipedream?
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507. Ms C.M. ROWE to the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the delivery of the last B-series railcars this week, which were
primarily built and manufactured in Queensland.
(1) Can the
minister advise the house how, under the McGowan Labor government, the new
C-class railcars will involve a far greater share of local manufacturing and
help create more jobs?
(2) Can the
minister advise of anyone in this house who thought that having locally built
railcars was just a pipedream?
AnswerView source ↗
Do not worry, members, I will be
naming that person very, very soon. I thank the member for the questions.
(1) On the
weekend, we celebrated the last B-series train coming onto the Transperth
network. In 2004, 15 years ago, the first B-series train arrived from
Queensland and was put onto the northern suburbs rail line. On the weekend, we
celebrated the last of the B-series. It was a significant event.
As part of the next stage of our rail
procurement, we are going into C-series. We are expecting to have and have put
forward a plan for local manufacturing and assembly of the C-series trains.
There will be 246 railcars built over a period of time and we have set forward
targets for local manufacturing. That process is underway. The tender is
underway. We will be making further announcements about the successful tenderer
by the end of this year.
(2) There was one
member of this house who doubted that this could be achieved. Someone said that
the idea of having this type of local manufacturing was a pipedream. I refer to
the member for Nedlands.
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members. It is your own member on her feet.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The member
for Nedlands said that the idea of having this type of manufacturing in WA was
a pipedream and that it was too ambitious, members. On this issue, I want to
offer a public apology to the member for Nedlands. Last week I said that he
fell into the job as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and was unaware of how it
happened. We saw in the paper, in that excellent article, that I was mistaken
and that the member for Nedlands masterminded the whole leadership coup on the
other side. It was a cunning plan that started with a discussion in the bar,
when he turned to the member for Scarborough and said —
Point of Order
Mr A. KRSTICEVIC : I have a point
of order.
The SPEAKER : Member, I hope this
point of order is not the member for Dawesville whispering in your ear.
Mr A. KRSTICEVIC : No. It does
not matter what he told me. It is totally irrelevant and nothing to do with the
question, Mr Speaker. I am asking you to please bring it back to the point of
the question.
The SPEAKER : I am sure the
minister will get back to the point.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : We were
talking about the member for Nedlands' ambition, so it is relevant to
the question. He turned to the member for Scarborough and said, ''Time
for rock'n'roll.'' That was the start of the leadership
coup. It was not perfectly executed. The member for Nedlands wanted the meeting
at eight o'clock the next morning; it was at 8.30. A bit of a slipup
but otherwise all very, very well executed.
The SPEAKER : Back to the
point, minister.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The member
for Nedlands wanted to make sure that there was no-one in the deputy chair who
was smarter than the Leader of the Opposition. I think he succeeded, members!
The evil genius and his offsider are a leadership duopoly of mediocrity. All
that to stop the member for Churchlands and the member for Bateman. The fact
that the member for Churchlands and the member for Bateman were outsmarted by
the member for Nedlands is something they must be ultimately embarrassed about.
naming that person very, very soon. I thank the member for the questions.
(1) On the
weekend, we celebrated the last B-series train coming onto the Transperth
network. In 2004, 15 years ago, the first B-series train arrived from
Queensland and was put onto the northern suburbs rail line. On the weekend, we
celebrated the last of the B-series. It was a significant event.
As part of the next stage of our rail
procurement, we are going into C-series. We are expecting to have and have put
forward a plan for local manufacturing and assembly of the C-series trains.
There will be 246 railcars built over a period of time and we have set forward
targets for local manufacturing. That process is underway. The tender is
underway. We will be making further announcements about the successful tenderer
by the end of this year.
(2) There was one
member of this house who doubted that this could be achieved. Someone said that
the idea of having this type of local manufacturing was a pipedream. I refer to
the member for Nedlands.
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members. It is your own member on her feet.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The member
for Nedlands said that the idea of having this type of manufacturing in WA was
a pipedream and that it was too ambitious, members. On this issue, I want to
offer a public apology to the member for Nedlands. Last week I said that he
fell into the job as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and was unaware of how it
happened. We saw in the paper, in that excellent article, that I was mistaken
and that the member for Nedlands masterminded the whole leadership coup on the
other side. It was a cunning plan that started with a discussion in the bar,
when he turned to the member for Scarborough and said —
Point of Order
Mr A. KRSTICEVIC : I have a point
of order.
The SPEAKER : Member, I hope this
point of order is not the member for Dawesville whispering in your ear.
Mr A. KRSTICEVIC : No. It does
not matter what he told me. It is totally irrelevant and nothing to do with the
question, Mr Speaker. I am asking you to please bring it back to the point of
the question.
The SPEAKER : I am sure the
minister will get back to the point.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : We were
talking about the member for Nedlands' ambition, so it is relevant to
the question. He turned to the member for Scarborough and said, ''Time
for rock'n'roll.'' That was the start of the leadership
coup. It was not perfectly executed. The member for Nedlands wanted the meeting
at eight o'clock the next morning; it was at 8.30. A bit of a slipup
but otherwise all very, very well executed.
The SPEAKER : Back to the
point, minister.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The member
for Nedlands wanted to make sure that there was no-one in the deputy chair who
was smarter than the Leader of the Opposition. I think he succeeded, members!
The evil genius and his offsider are a leadership duopoly of mediocrity. All
that to stop the member for Churchlands and the member for Bateman. The fact
that the member for Churchlands and the member for Bateman were outsmarted by
the member for Nedlands is something they must be ultimately embarrassed about.
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