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Re: Government acts to fix Maitland rail stock
- Subject: Re: Government acts to fix Maitland rail stock
- From: "keith malcolm" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 19:55:23 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
- References: <3ABE8DB3.6A7AF73@fang.omni.com.au>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:33631
David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
3ABE8DB3.6A7AF73@fang.omni.com.au">news:3ABE8DB3.6A7AF73@fang.omni.com.au...
> Five months after a renewed campaign began to upgrade Hunter Valley
> passenger trains the State Government has decided to act. Transport
> Minister Carl Scully used a visit to Newcastle Railway Station on Friday
> to make the commitment to replace the elderly fleet of 'red rattler'
> rail cars. The move ups the government's commitment to the
> Maitland-Beresfield section of the line to over $55 million in just a
> matter of months.
>
>
http://maitland.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&catego
ry=rail%20service&story_id=32167
> (Maitland Mercury)
Does any one else get the impression that the term "red rattlers" is over
used, mostly incorectly?
Dave Malcolm