C 8 cars.

[Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

As we know the Cityrail Tilt Train Prototype (C8) ended up in the dirt
in the ED. It was removed yesterday (9/4) by an 82 class loco with a lot
of smoke.
Today it was being inspected at FMC today. The car that everyone saw in
the papers 3598 (?) had a big hole in the bottom deck. Some of the cars
had their bufferplates off and a few scratched.
They look to be easy enough to be repaired and return ed to service but
I will get the low down from the guys at FMC next time I visit.

It is interesting to note car 3600 was involved. It has been in a few
other little dings in its life, hence the patch ups. I wonder if it is
cursed? :-)

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