Re: Early Sprinter designs

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <8F198EAADtelstraNews@vic.news.telstra.net>,
  Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote:
> James C. <james_ccj@my-deja.com> said:
>
> >> Some of them look better than the final product.
> >>
> >I don't think so... both the final product and prototype looked a bit
> >dull..... I have a so call "artist impression" of QR's tilt train
dated
> >back 1993, the drawing look much better then the actual
> >product(even though the final product is already very
> >impressive)...oops! hijact another NSW news again:-)
>
> Looks like the 'NSW Specific Usenet Hijack Bug' is spreading (: It
will be
> scary when Adelaide, and even moreso, Hobart catch it too...
>
> Getting back to the Tangara however, the prototype of the current
design
> looks much nicer. In issues of Network dating back to 1986 there were
> photos of this prototype design, along with an article. I might try
and
> locate this issue this week and scan accordingly.
>
> Speaking of prototypes and artists impressions, who's ever seen the
artists
> impressions for just about any Melbourne train or tram around the late
80's
> early 90's? With the huge windscreens (and i mean HUGE) - I'll also
try to
> dig these up. It's also interesting to note that one of the conditions
of
> the light rail conversion of the Upfield line was for the
implementation of
> low floor trams. 10 years later.......
>
> Regards
>
> Michael
Allow me to hijack again:-)

I saw the early artist impression of Sprinters. They looked a lot more
streamline and better then the one we had. Also the drawing painted
Sprinter in V/line Orage..rather then yellow and blue.



Cheers

James


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