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Re: Impressions of the Gold Coast line

Subject: Re: Impressions of the Gold Coast line
From: "James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 10:03:09 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Deja.com
References: <nmS56.12$Ts5.6274@news0.optus.net.au> <3a580d11$0$4896$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> <3A581855.B53C1163@bigpond.com>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:28082

In article <3A581855.B53C1163@bigpond.com>,
  jjjim <jjjim@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Why are there SMU 2s on the gold coast line?  i thought 99% of trains
were IMU's
> unless they ran out :p

Yes, you got it. They used to run SMU1 and EMU on GCR, and occasionally
ICE. How much would it cost for a set of 3 carriages IMU??

> The smu2s are smooth hey ,  the coil springs on each wheel  have
smoothed them
> out heaps,

And quiet, fast acceleration and modern interior.

SMU220<<<<---the best suburban train in Australia :-)

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References:
- Impressions of the Gold Coast line
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: Impressions of the Gold Coast line
  - From: "Dean A Stalker" <dstalker@dingoblue.net.au>
- Re: Impressions of the Gold Coast line
  - From: jjjim <jjjim@bigpond.com>

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