Re: Impressions of the Gold Coast line

[jjjim <jjjim@bigpond.com>]

Why are there SMU 2s on the gold coast line?  i thought 99% of trains were IMU's
unless they ran out :p

The smu2s are smooth hey ,  the coil springs on each wheel  have smoothed them
out heaps,  The motors or at least the chopper is different too, i first noticed
the new trians when one took off at roma street and i thought, wtf  is that
noise? :p  sounds quite cool actually.

Dean A Stalker wrote:

> > I've just returned from a week on the Gold Coast. I took the opportunity
> > to go up to Brisbane by train on Tuesday. This included by first trip to
> > Robina and my first ride on an SMU2.
> >
> > The alignment is VERY smoothe, and it was a pity we were restricted to
> > 100km/h.
>
> Only SMU246-250 are/will be rated for 120km/h travelling, this is due to a
> newer version of software installed in these units.
>
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