Re: New Newcastle fleet

["Paul Jones" <dj_wiseguy2@yahoo.com>]

Yes, but not an electric DMU !!


"Ben Munro" <sporologist@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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
> > 3abd4b37_4@news01.one.net.au">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
> > > 3abc1f2f@news1.idx.com.au">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
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >