Re: Vic Tangaras

[stang@iweb.net.au (Aidan Stanger)]

David Langley <del@ancc.com.au> wrote:

> MarkBau1 wrote:
> 
> > <<<<<<The only place I have ever heard it called a Vic Tangara is in this
> > newsgroup, and only in 1998!
> >
> > Cheers
> > David>>>>>>>>
> >
> > To which I would reply:
> > The only place I've heard Melbourne sparks called EMU's is in this
> > newsgroup!

Yes, the spelling here is even worse than on the rest of usenet :-)
> 
> I agree Mark. They have been sparks for as long as there have been electric
> trains. A contemporary report published at the time of the night testing prior
>  tothe opening of the Essendon-Brighton Beach electrification refers to them
> "sparking" their way into the night. It's a good story and it's probably true.
> 
However AFAIK that's not the case with the newer sparks, and Comeng
called the ones they built EMUs.

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