Re: [QLD] Re: Smooth Ride

["Ron Bennell" <rbennell@teleport.com>]

Some of that equipment has been around over twenty years now (EMU 1-12)

"Jonathan Lau" <jonlau@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Goldie wrote:
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> > Today I rode to and from town in a QR SMU.
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> > Okay, only a single decker, but you don't get ent smother or quiter on
heavy
> > rail (or light in my experience, which I admit isn't recent.
> >
> > Given almost similar standards in WA, what are NSW doing wrong to have
so
> > many problems (technical and cosmetic).
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> Also was in Brisbane over the weekend. Rode IMU 108 to Robina - quick,
smooth
> and quiet trip over all.
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> The difference with NSW and QLD is that CityTrain's fleet is virtually
brand
> new. They only have a 5 classes of EMU's from the same manufacturer
compared to
> NSW, which has many different types/classes of EMU's from various
manufacturers.
>
> The AC traction equipment also does wonders for fast accelerations :)
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> Regards,
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> Jon Lau
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