Re: New DMUs for Westlander/Inlander??

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

thalytgv@my-deja.com won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> Quote from Railway Digest, QR is looking at ordering high speed DMU to
> replace the aging locohaul stock currently use.  And the new stock
> hopefully would be able to cover the journeys from Brisbane to
> Charleville, Townsville to Mt Isa in one day.

> I would say the DMU might need to have tilt function to overcome
> difficult sections like Toowoomba main Range. any other suggestions?

It should also allow 160km/h running between Ipswich and the foot of the
range. Short of electrification, this is about the best possible solution
for the line. IT should reduce the journey time from Brisbane to
Charleville to about 10 hours.

I wonder if QR might revive a passenger service to Warwick or Goondawindi,
dividing the train at Toowoomba?

On another note, I suspect Westrail will look closely at what QR does in
the way of DMUs.

Cheers
David