Re: [NSW] Tangara refurbishments

["trendy rechauffé" <trendy_rechauffe@start.com.au>]

And the Government will be really popular with all that work going overseas!

One of the conditions for the last contract was that they had to be built
near Newcastle to help lower unemployment there.

bye tr

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<chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
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> In adding to my previous statement, the foreign builders produce more and
thus have
> more permanent staff on their payroll. This means more experts. More
investment on
> their FEA and Cad system, and a larger manufacturing capacity. (I am told
there is a
> Sydney concern who has a cad system  where it is rather hard to  undo the
work if you
> have made a mistake)
> In Australia a local manufacturer has only a few staffers to run the
operation. Usually
> guys aged in the late 50's-60's looking out for retirement (mostly ex SRA
people)
> When they get a job they hire contractors (people thru employment
agencies) who have
> little experience in rolling stock design. (I know a civil draftsman who
has been
> employed by a Sydney concern to do design work). They have to get experts
from overseas
> to to the hard bits.(like bogie design) who are usually from a overseas
manufacturer.
>
> chris
>
> "chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
>
> > but its true!
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Bill Bolton wrote:
> >
> > > "chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Has cityrail ever considered new imported single deck cars?. If they
purchased
> > > > from overseas you would have them in half the time a aussie company
takes to
> > > > design and build - goes for double decker as well.
> > >
> > > Crawl back under your bridge, little troll.
> > >
> > > Bill
>