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Revise rail financing model to offset losses: NTUC leader
Talks with LTA to keep operators motivated amid revenue/costs concerns: Melvin Yong
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NTUC assistant secretary-general Melvin Yong (centre) said in a blog post earlier this week that recent losses incurred by rail operators are "at odds" with the objectives of the New Rail Financing Framework.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF MELVIN YONG.
NTUC assistant secretary-general Melvin Yong is calling for the year-old New Rail Financing Framework (NRFF) to be revised to ensure rail operators remain motivated in a period of diminishing profitability.
He revealed that discussions with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) are under way.


