Palma.José Ramón Orta, the company's Managing Director, recently under fire because of the lack of cleaning on stations up and down the line between Palma, Inca, Sa Pobla and Manacor, said that the government's not having organised a new cleaning contract was the least of his worries.
He went on to describe the difficulties of continuing to run the service after the government had restricted subsidies and said that the situation with which the company was now faced was dramatic because it was clear that without fuel, the service to the public would be affected .
Orta stated clearly that whilst there was no word from the government on whether or not subsidies would be coming in October, it was out of the question for SFM to contract a fresh supply.
Orta said that Transport, Agriculture and Environment Minister Biel Company had expressed serious concern over the issue. The Minister is a firm believer in the train as a government-run public service, said Orta so he is doing everything he can to get funds released to buy more fuel.
A cleaner future
With regard to the lack of cleaning at SFM stations on Majorca, Orta said that he had spoken with Mayors of municipalities where the train passes through, asking if their street cleaning brigades could lend a hand by sweeping the platforms and emptying waste paper baskets.
In the meantime, Orta added, it was the train operations staff themselves such as ticket collectors who were picking up plastic bottles and cans that passengers throw away on board.
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