Re: C 8 cars.

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

C3589 was the first car of the tilt train. (just switch the "8" and "9" around) (I think that's it)

"Railway Rasputin II" <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
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> 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? :-)
>
> rgds
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> rgds