Re: [NSW] Not enough rolling stock.......

["James C" <noemail@emailsux.com>]

Sean <doctornick@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> Wouldn't people from the southern Highlands/South Coast be left out then?
> Already they want more services during then Olympics. Why not borrow some
> V/Line trains that run on the SG if any :)
Why not  have the Olympic in Melbourne instead of Sydney? :-)

V/line trains currently run on BG only, but fit them with SG bogie is not a
hard thing to do, that will partially solve the problem,

What about interstate traffic then? I don't think there will be any
additional  Indian Pacific, Ghan or XPT?

Cheers
James




> "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> > > James C (noemail@emailsux.com) wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ian <iansmithNOiaSPAM@optusnet.com.au.invalid> wrote in message
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> > > > > It has been reported in the press and on 2UE (Carlton's
> > > > > programme) that there will not be enough rolling stock to cater
> > > > > for the expected Olympic traffic.
> > > > > Stupid question maybe.....Why cant't we 'borrow' from
> > > > > interstate? Seems a simple solution to me.
> > > >
> > > > How many single deck trains(suburban and intercity U boat) does
> preserve
> > > > societies near Sydney have?  I think that's the quickiest solution
to
> > this
> > > > problem.
> > >
> > > U boats might be useful in freeing up, say, K sets from Newcastle.
Ditto
> L
> > > sets from Wollongong.
> > >
> > > If you really wanted to you could put a railcar on the Carlingford
yoyo.
> >
> > There are all the Endeavours freed up by reduced services in the
Southern
> > Highlands and South Coast - they could do Carlingford - Clyde and
> Cronulla -
> > Sutherland shuttles.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
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