Re: New Newcastle fleet

["James C." <james_ccj@optusnetdotcomdotau>]

"> 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

I though they ran out of $ for Parramatta-Chatswood link, are these new DMUs
more important then Parramatta-Chatswood link?

Cheers
James