Re: New Newcastle fleet

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

The plans had been drawn up and funding allocated for Electrophy Newcastle
to Musswellbrook way back in 1990.I saw the rough drawing when they were
doing Gosford to Newcstle.But nothing came from it.Then the Endevour  was
coming to Newcastle.Again nothing so we won't hold our breath
Fred Morley

"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "David Bromage" <support@omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Graham Smith wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > Typical to introduce something new and probably incompatable with the
> > existing stock. Why not just order more Endeavours?
>
> Or electrify Kiama-Nowra and transfer the existing Endeavours. The
isolated
> fleet down there would NOT be cost-effective.
>
> Dave
>
>