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Re: 4D here to stay (VIC)

Subject: Re: 4D here to stay (VIC)
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 04:25:19 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
References: <396446cd$0$11190$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> <3964F960.69EC@iprolink.co.nz>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:13818

David McLoughlin (davemclNOSPAM@iprolink.co.nz) wrote:
> Chester See wrote:
> > 
> > I recently spoke to a friend of mine who works for Cityrail, and he says
> > that the 4D is definitely not going up to Sydney.  He says that there is no
> > use having another "Tangara Like" train that requires heaps of adjustments
> > to suit Sydney's tracks.  

> Not to mention the different gauge.

Changing the bogies is the least of the problems. As has been said here
many times over the years, tehre are numerous electrical and structural
differences.

Cheers
David

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