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SRA/Countrylink Outback Explorer
- Subject: SRA/Countrylink Outback Explorer
- From: "chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 18:19:58 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Connect.com.au Pty. Ltd.
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:8286
According to a article in the Sun Herald 7/5/00 on the withdrawn Outback
Explorer, a Gail Gregory who is the countrylink general manager said
"Countrylink had been unable to replace the train in Australia and the
cost was too high to bring one from England so it was taken out of
service".
I'm assuming that they were trying to buy 2nd hand BR stock - WHY?. As I
would have thought that they would have tried a local manufacturer first
if buying new.
Chris