Re: Future for QR Tin sets

["David & Jan Winter" <winterd@icenet.com.au>]

Matthew Smith wrote in message <367d1061.0@news.bris.corplink.com.au>...
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>David Bromage wrote in message <75ism3$5ph$10@news.mel.aone.net.au>...
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>Wrong. When the SX sets came out, they were to be the first generation QR
>electric trains from the start.
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>The project never went ahead due to a change of government (approx 1959, I
>am told). By this stage, maintenance sheds were built at Bindha and
carriage
>building was well and truly under way , including the 1500VDC electric
>motors. The buildings at Bindha were sold off and the electric motors were
>removed from the SX sets and stored at Ipswich Workshops. The motors were
>finally scrapped in the mid eighties.
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>Many ideas have floated around about what to do with the SX sets. One idea
>was to build and install 25KVAC motors to run on the existing system. >
>Matt Smith
>Brisbane, Queensland
>matticue@corplink.com.au
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>You can't slam a revolving door.
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Thanks Matt for the history.

Politics is a CRAZY business. Wish it had nothing to do with railways, but
who would pay?

As for 25kV traction motors, WHEW!!!!

DW