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.

7-2 cars sets=14 carriages  50$m means 3-4$m average/carriage....slightly
expensive.

Hopefully it will be able to keep local manufactury survive Downer/EDI
Rail's Cardiff plant will finish its order list by 2003/2004.

So...the end of the 620/720 class railcars is near  or is it?

Cheers
James