Re: [NSW] Early T-set designs

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

Another [NSW] thread hijacked by Central Americans???


"James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message 8de5t0$jj5$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8de5t0$jj5$1@nnrp1.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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