Re: Trans Adelaide impression

["Stuart Thyer" <s.thyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au>]

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In article <WCu85.108$Kt.360495@news0.optus.net.au>,
dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:


>Chris Brownbill (cbrnbill@enternet.com.au) wrote:
>> Do you mean Frankston - Stony Point or do you mean Melbourne - Traralgon?  I
>> read the posts about maybe Jumbos being trialled on Stony Point, but I dont
>> believe the Bluebirds were ever tested there - that was the redhens and they
>> stuffed it.  The Bluies were trialled to Traralgon - and stuffed it.
>
>How did the Red Hens stuff it? They ran ahead of time throughout the
>whole test. Bayside were reportedly very impressed.
>
>I understand the Hens are now at Bendigo getting power doors, air
>conditioning and new seats.

AFAIK the red hens ran fine but for whatever reason have been rejected.
Perhaps GNR isn't prepared to invest in the overhauling required to run the
service?? Personally, I think the whole thing about out of gauge railcars is
a smokescreen for VLP when they dumped the bluebirds to save the
embarrasment.

Perhaps Andrew Bridger knows more, he lurks here


Stuart Thyer
Photographer
University of Melbourne