Re: NARROW TO STANDARD gauge

[dbromage@omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Matthew Smith (matticue@corplink.com.au) wrote:
> Another alternative (although more costly) would be to arrive at Roma Street
> late in the evening and put the through passenger up at the Travellodge. The
> bogies can be exchanged overnight at Acacia Ridge.

> Incidently, the standard gauge bogies used on the GSPE are first ever
> standard gauge rollingstock purpose built for QR (despite the fact QR owns
> the standard gauge line to Border Loop).

Didn't QR design the QLX louvre vans for bogie exchange? IIRC, they ran on
tests to Sydney a few times, and at least once to Melbourne.

I understand QR also wants to run the Queenslander to Sydney.

Cheers
David