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Re: New Melbourne trains & trams - Local content



> >> 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.
>
> -----
> Dave

Have they(these new 58 railcars) got a nick name yet? SprinterII
perhaps?



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