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Re: Early Tangara designs added to web page



"James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
8ddm4g$3em$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8ddm4g$3em$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <x5jK4.287$iV.693366@news0.optus.net.au>,
>   "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > "trendy rechauffé" <trendy_rechauffe@start.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:gUiK4.6641$5D.14667@ozemail.com.au...
> > > Trendy's trainpage now includes photos of Tangara models from the
> mid
> > 1980s.
> > > These models are early designs for the Tangaras and most look
> nothing like
> > > the actual carriages as built.
> > >
> > > I do not know which companies submitted these designs or who made
> the
> > > models.
> >
> > Some of them look better than the final product.
> >
> > Dave
> 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:-)

Ummmm - did you read what I wrote? I wrote "some of them (i.e. the PROPOSED
designs) look better than the final product (i.e. the actual Tangara which
now graces our rails)."