Re: New Melbourne trains & trams - Local content

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

james_ccj@my-deja.com wrote in message <8b1aum$lpg$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
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>> > > From the pretty pictures on the T.V. it looks like that the VLP
>Motors
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>> > > be Exploder clones.
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>> > And NSW's Explorer/endeavour is WestRail's "Austlind clone" itself.
>:-)
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>> The Australind itself is somewhat based on the XPT trailers.
>And XPT is based on BR's HST.

Only the concept, the actual design is totally different, particularly in
the passenger cars. The passenger cars were based on the FAM sleepers from
the mid-70's which were based on the Indian-Pacific and Trans-Australian
cars from the late 60's.

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Dave