Re: New Newcastle fleet

["Fred Morley" <fredmore@iprimus.com.au>]

When I was doing my road upgrading and engine training the inspectors were
talking about intentions to electrify the main north at least to Taree this
was mid 80s.

Fred Morley

"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> Fred Morley wrote:
> >
> > The plans had been drawn up and funding allocated for Electrophy
Newcastle
> > to Musswellbrook way back in 1990.
>
> There were plans for electrification all the way to Ulan (and Telarah)
> in the early 80s. As with Maldon - Dombarton, it would have been 25kV
> AC. The 86 class electrics were built with provision for dual voltage
> operation. Comeng also had plans for a dual voltage suburban EMU for
> Newcastle locals, and a dual voltage successor to the V set for through
> trains from Sydney to Muswellbrook.
>
> 25kV from Glenee Junction to Melbourne was also seriously proposed in
> about 1980, for completion in about 1988. Comeng drew up plans for an
> electric XP.
>
> Cheers
> David