Re: Paint is out - Wrap is in

[Railway Rasputin3 <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <399f0d15@newshost.pcug.org.au>,
  "David Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au> wrote:
> With the corporate sector all out to paint locos and carriages in
> distinctive colour schemes, Florida is now wrapping their trains
(locos and
> carriages) in Vinyl rather than painting them.  Reasons - much
quicker to
> do, doesn't require environmental controls that painting does, and it
comes
> for less than half the cost.  Durability also is there, a seven year
> lifespan is envisaged.
>
> Wonder if the process will catch on in Oz?
>
> http://www.tri-rail.com/Information/Bulletin.htm#TRI-RAIL TRAINS TO
GET A
> NEW LOOK.
>
> Shades of Christo!
>
> Regards
>
> David Bennetts
> Canberra
I think in early 90s AN also uses these on Ghan as well, I took the
Ghan when Ghan's patronage was at all time high and ran 3 times weekly
from Adelaide to Alice Spring.  AN was short of rolling stock for Ghan
and instead have to use Indian Pacific sleepers with <Ghan> colored
wrap. It was obvious they did a quick job as some of the wrap might
fell off at the end of the trip:-)

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Cheers

RR3


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