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Re: [NSW] AC traction motors for Tangara's?

Subject: Re: [NSW] AC traction motors for Tangara's?
From: Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 23:36:00 +1000
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Hubert Lam wrote:

> However it was I think slightly unreasonable to say that they're all A/C by 1980. Any underground
> system you will find has either fan forced air or "real air conditioning". Seeing our City
> underground stations date back from early this century (we're still in the 20th century)...i doubt
> that air conditioning even existed back then!!!
>

If I recall, the Silver City Comet train (Parkes to Broken Hill) was claimed to be the first train in
the British Empire to be air conditioned and that was in the 1930's!

Jon Lau

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