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Tasmania's Infrastructure Minister says another rail company is keen to discuss its options should Pacific National pull out of the state.
Pacific National's parent company Asciano is considering selling or closing its Tasmanian services because they're underperforming and unsustainable.
In Parliament today, the Opposition urged the Government to make sure another rail freight operator is ready to start operating should Pacific National leave.
The Infrastructure Minister Steve Kons says he's taking the issue seriously.
"I have instructed my department to keep a watching brief over it, and to explore the possibility of contingencies, should this operation cease," he said.
"So we are taking prudent action, I've got a meeting with an alternative rail operator at their insistence in the next couple of weeks, so I am certainly on top of this matter," Mr Kons said.
Pacific National's parent company Asciano is considering selling or closing its Tasmanian services because they're underperforming and unsustainable.
In Parliament today, the Opposition urged the Government to make sure another rail freight operator is ready to start operating should Pacific National leave.
The Infrastructure Minister Steve Kons says he's taking the issue seriously.
"I have instructed my department to keep a watching brief over it, and to explore the possibility of contingencies, should this operation cease," he said.
"So we are taking prudent action, I've got a meeting with an alternative rail operator at their insistence in the next couple of weeks, so I am certainly on top of this matter," Mr Kons said.
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