Re: New Melbourne trains & trams - Local content

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

james_ccj@my-deja.com won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> In article <YckA4.161$TF.7848@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net>,
> "HXP1" <hxp1@nowhere.yet> wrote:
> > Signal Adjuster <grime@dcsi.net.au> wrote in message
> > 38d0d00e@nap-ns1">news:38d0d00e@nap-ns1...
> >
> > > Gee I don't know Chris.I thought it said 29 /2 car diesel trains
> where to
> > be
> > > built at Adtranz in Dandenong Vic. for Vline.
> >
> > From the pretty pictures on the T.V. it looks like that the VLP Motors
> will
> > be Exploder clones.

> And NSW's Explorer/endeavour is WestRail's "Austlind clone" itself. :-)

The Australind itself is somewhat based on the XPT trailers.

> Where are the vehicle designers?

They still work for Adtranz, which is part of the National Express
consortium.

Cheers
David