Re: [NSW] Tangara refurbishments

["chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

They did it with those US built diesels (NSW). Local builders were "over the
moon"with that decision. Anyway they usually only do fabrication of the easy
bits here. Anything hard gets imported. And what about all those cheap 2nd hand
freight bogies imported from the US?

Chris

"trendy rechauffé" wrote:

> 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
>
> trendy's trainpage:
> www.geocities.com/trendy_rechauffe
>
> <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
> 38A1427D.9EF0FEFD@enet21.com.au">news:38A1427D.9EF0FEFD@enet21.com.au...
> > 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
> >