Re: New DMUs for Westlander/Inlander??

["Shane Polle" <shanep@amc.aust.com>]

>> 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 therange. Short of electrification, this is about the best possible solutionfor the line. 

>IT should reduce the journey time from Brisbane toCharleville to about 10 hours.

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

Would you divide the train at the platform with the passengers on board, 
they do at Gosford!!!

Does any body know the typical track speed past the ranges, I calculated the average speed of the inlander as about 45km/h. Get that up to even 60km/hr should help the passenger numbers.

Shane