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Re: New Newcastle fleet
- Subject: Re: New Newcastle fleet
- From: David Bromage <support@omni.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 15:32:28 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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- References: <3abc1f2f@news1.idx.com.au>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:33519
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?
Cheers
David