Re: [VIC] whats to happento covered wagons??

[Rail 2000 Inc <rail2000@adelaide.on.net>]

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At 10:57 5/12/99 +1100, you wrote:
>Aus loco discussion mailing list
>
>With the impending new rollingstock for Victorian Passenger trains (some if
not all)...it poses the question of the fate
>of the "A"'s. These, at 2 and 1/2 odd thousand horsepower might make an
interesting lease company type loco, or does FV
>maybe have some designs on them??
>
>Sure would look a treat in the new FV scheme!!
>
>One can dream!!
>
>Anyone know what is actually to happen with the new/old pass fleets??

AFAIK the planned deliveries of new rolling stock do not commence until 2001
and are over a two year period to be completed in 2003, so while the times
they are changin fast they ain't changing that fast! - Plus if you factor in
the projected patronage increases there may still be some work for the old
warhorses for a few years yet.

Cheers

MarK


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