Re: Bluebirds are go?

["Michael Walker" <walker@hotkey.net.au>]

David Langley wrote in message <3675104C.9BD6165F@ancc.com.au>...
>Yes it (it is thought that there is only one motor here)  have certainly
had
>many a failing test trip between Traralgon and Melbourne. Their failures
are
>well documented.
>
>Chris Brownbill wrote:
>
>> Has anyone actually seen a Bluebird railcar in operation in Victoria?  I
>> am doubting their existence.  At Flinders Street today the 1133 down
>> Warragul was a Sprinter.
>

Given they can obviously make enough Sprinters free to run the service like
this, why don't they just use Sprinters and send the Bluebirds back to S.A.?
It would save them time and money fiddle faddling round with what are
obviously unreliable rail cars and in the hiring and testing and repair
costs associated with them.