Re: Modern high speed steam to Mackay.

["Graham Watkins" <gwatkins@globec.com.au>]

Matthew Smith <matticue@corplink.com.au> wrote in article
<36513ac2.0@news.bris.corplink.com.au>...
> 
> Do we really need a tilt train?
> 
> 
> Well.....do we?  The answer must be "yes" because construction of a
diesel
> powered tilt train is to commence in April next year.

The politicians need it or think they do but do the passengers? The cost
mentioned by the government may be just enough to build a train but I doubt
it will be able to run any faster than existing trains until many more
millions are spent on the track.

> The new trains will
> travel between Brisbane and Cairns and will, of course, have sleeping
> accomodation (does this mean you fall out of bed every time you hit a
left
> hander??!!). The manufacturer of this train is as yet unknown (at least
to
> me and my boss, that is!). 

Walkers (Evans Deakin) in Maryborough believe that they are building it.