Re: Question: AustrailiaTrain Sims. +more q's

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@NOSPAMbhp.com>]

The 620s are running in the Hunter Valley. It has always been planned to use
the Endeavours displaced from the electrification to Kiama to replace the
last of the 620s.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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<thebaron@nospam.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Are they still running 620's down there??? Do you know where
> exactly??
>
> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > Peter Cook wrote:
>
> >> The question shouldn't be why aren't they electrifying all the way to
> >> Bombaderry, rather why are they electrifying Dapto-Kiama.
> >>
> >> With the FreightCorpse Electric fleet all but out of regular service
(and
> >> all other NSW rail operators relying solely on Diesels (unless you
count
> >> NSWRTM (4638)), the only electric trains that are likely to grace the
line
> >> towards Kiama are V, L&G sets.
> >>
> >> IMHO they should be building more DMUs to increase the service
frequency and
> >> number of carriages, rather than electrifying the line and then having
to
> >> build more interurban EMUs (or having to reduce the number of cars on
other
> >> services or cut back on maintenance to free up more cars).
>
> > They want to reduce the return running time Kiama - Bomaderry to under 1
hour so
> > they can run the service down there with one Endeavour.  This would
release sets
> > to go to Newcastle, so they could retire the 620s.
>
> > --
> > David Johnson
> > trainman@ozemail.com.au
> > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> > ------------------------------------
> > These comments are made in a private
> > capacity and do not represent the
> > official view of State Rail.
> > C.O.W.S. Page 11.
>
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