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Re: New Newcastle fleet

with the 85 class mothballed and the 86s few in number, there is no chance
of electrification to Tree, desirbale tho it may be
cheers

trig
"Paul Jones" <dj_wiseguy2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:99ndnc$20o87$1@ID-65853.news.dfncis.de...
> Yes, but not an electric DMU !!
>
>
> "Ben Munro" <sporologist@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3ABF0D20.544870BA@yahoo.com...
> > Ever heard of a diesel electric loco?
> >
> >
> > Paul Jones wrote:
> > >
> > > An electric DMU??? ever heard of the word paradox??
> > >
> > > +++
> > > p.J
> > >
> > > "tony bailey" <mercuryworldtvl@one.net.au> wrote in message
> > > news:3abd4b37_4@news01.one.net.au...
> > > > 'tis a pity that they can't be electric!
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Tony Bailey
> > > > Mercury World Travel
> > > > Mercury Travel Books
> > > > mercuryworldtvl@one.net.au
> > > > "Graham Smith" <dysonsmith@idx.com.au> wrote in message
> > > > news:3abc1f2f@news1.idx.com.au...
> > > > > Carl Scully was in Newcastle yesterday to announce the calling of
> > > tenders
> > > > > for a new fleet for Hunter Valley DMU services. Seven two-car sets
> are
> > > to
> > > > be
> > > > > built at a cost of $50 million, tenders being called within six
> months,
> > > > > contracts signed within eighteen and trains running by 2005. From
> the
> > > > > artist's impressions in today's Newcastle Herald, the sets appear
to
> be
> > > > very
> > > > > similar to the new-generation British DMU's. Clyde, Goninan,
Alstom,
> > > > Adtranz
> > > > > and Siemens were quoted as the interested companies.
> > > > >
> > > > > Graham Smith
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
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