Re: Early Tangara designs added to web page

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

I know the mag, I sit there and drool over the pics!

My only hope is that Clyde don't stuff it up!

rgds



Dean A Stalker wrote:
> 
> Well I'm glad EDI/Clyde Engineering are getting a go now. You can see what
> their sister company Walkers Ltd. have produced: (hijack time) EMU, SMU,
> IMU, Tilt Train etc. The chosen 4GT design is quite attractive compared to
> the tangara design. The interior is very much like the trains used for the
> Heathrow expresses in England. (saw it in a magazine) The exterior is like
> the Pendolino Tilt Trains Virgin are also putting into service between
> Edinburgh and London. Clyde and Alstom must be copying off each other. Oh
> and BTW I haven't been to England yet, good old RAIL UK mag.
> 
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> Dean A Stalker
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> Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
> 38FB184A.97448520@fastlink.com.au">news:38FB184A.97448520@fastlink.com.au...
> > Perhaps the guys at RD might be able to help.
> >
> > rgds
> >
> > "trendy rechauffé" wrote:
> > >
> > > Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
> > > news:38F9DDDF.32C68229@fastlink.com.au...
> > > > I'm suprised you didn't include Goninans full car mock up that was
> shown
> > > > in RD a few years back. Good work but.
> > > >
> > > > rgds
> > >
> > > I can't remember seeing that issue. Don't know if I have it or not.
> > >
> > > Did anyone see Goninan's design for the 4gt at Ausrail last year? It was
> > > similar to the Tangara, but didn't have the curved windows or the glass
> > > panels between the decks. There upper deck winders were in 2 flat
> sections.
> > > I didn't mind it's looks. Wish I had a picture of it.
> > >
> > > bye tr
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "trendy rechauffé" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > > > Other items on the trainpage include:
> > > > >
> > > > > an early design for the DKM/DKTs (V sets) (featuring a little
> > > Tangara-like
> > > > > styling);
> > > > >
> > > > > photos of the mock-up of the Millennium train taken by the legendary
> > > Paul
> > > > > Turtle;
> > > > >
> > > > > and a revamped illustrated links page with graphics 'stolen' from
> each
> > > > > linked site. (The animated Tangara from FordGhias page is quite
> good).
> > > > >
> > > > > bye tr
> > > > >
> > > > > trendy's trainpage:
> > > > > www.geocities.com/trendy_rechauffe