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Re: Goodbye Overland
- Subject: Re: Goodbye Overland
- From: david <david@nmit.vic.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:58:04 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: NMIT
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As stated replacement would be better than XPT's, NSW need all theirs now, and I think a few more for
spare and replament would be done rather than sending them Melbour- Adelaide.
How about they get onto an exsiting contract for the diesal tilt trains now being built ?? for QR ??
Are they not considered becase they are built for "narrow gauge " ? Would they be able to cope with the
grades ???
They may get sleeping eventually as well. Just another idea.
Regards,
David Head
Maurie Daly wrote, and I keep the reveleant section I wish to reply to :
> The Adelaide Hills would be a snap.
> The problem with an XPT solution is that Countrylink would not provide it
> unless they were paid by someone,(cant see the NSW Govt funding a rail service
> for the residents of Vic and SA) and I cant see the Vic and SA Govts funding
> an XPT service.
> An XPT service however , if it could be run by anyone , would have a
> chance,especially if it were allowed decent speeds , like 160 km/h from Ararat
> to Tailem Bend.
> It doesnt have to be an XPT service , just has to be fast enuf to get the
> infrastructure utilization up a bit.,ie a return trip by the train per
> day.
> Even something like SG sprinters or Explorers would do,7 cars on Fridays
> and Weekends and less during the week.
>
> MD
>