Re: Re: [NSW] Tangara vs Millennium

[Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com>]

series 2 Comeng cars are much newer compared to the series 1. but of
course that depends on where the train itself belongs.

I have a slight suspicion that sector 3 comeng cars would last at least
a few years longer than their sector 2 equivalents.

trendy rechauffé got bored on Sat, 24 Jun 2000 22:16:33 +1000 and so
wrote the following:
 
          
          Eric Cartman <erkV69@erk.au.com> wrote in message
          39540a1a@news.iprimus.com.au">news:39540a1a@news.iprimus.com.au...
          > neety
          >
          > IIRC, 80 cars have been ordered with an option for more,
basically to
          > replace the Tulloch trailers (which would mean a
reconfiguration of some
          > sets, obviously).
          
          It's not just the Tulloch trailers that are going to be
replaced. Some of
          the 1st series standard Commonwealth Engineering power cars
are going to be
          withdrawn as well, as they are falling apart.
          
          Hope at least one example is preserved.
          
          This leads to another point: If the early double deckers are
at the end of
          their useful life, that would mean the 2nd series Comeng cars
would not be
          far behind. So unless they were built tougher, a lot of
replacement
          carriages would need to be built within the next 10 years or
so.
          
          bye tr
          
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