Re: G7 up to 160 km/h

["Bill McNiven" <wmcniven@gunzel.ozemail.com.au>]

David Johnson wrote in message <38980B6B.62738163@ozemail.com.au>...
>On Tuesday Feb 15, G7 will depart Sydney at 0842 for an XPT speed test to
>Newcastle for a 2'27"
>run.  On the up it will stop at Hamilton, Broadmeadow, Cardiff, Fassifern,
>Morisset, Hornsby and Strathfield for a 2'16" run.

1    Does "G7" mean the Outer Suburban Tangara set with that number?
2    Doesn't look like XPT speed ... more like 36/38 class speeds
3    And why is it happening?  Technical curiosity?  G sets to replace V
sets?  New train design?

Curiously,

Bill