Re: Another Austrac rumour

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Bevan Wall wrote (a bit late for April):

> Austrac have just finished successful negotiations with SETTS to lease
> (with the eventual intention to purchase outright) the four car
> single-deck suburban set. The plan is to run their own shuttle service
> during the commuter peak periods on the Carlingford line. Electric
> power might actually NOT be used. Austrac are investigating the
> economies of using two of their 48 class to haul the train push-pull
> compared with the cost of paying for electricity, however they have to
> use rollingstock  capable of utilising electric power in case of loco
> failure (which would cause chaos during the commuter peaks), hence the
> use of the single deck suburban set rather than conventional passenger
> carriages. If this is successful, the long term plan is to purchase
> three eight car Tangara sets to provide a service on the Carlingford
> line when it is extended to Epping,etc. A range of locos, including
> leased Silverton jumbos, two C class from National Rail, John Currey's
> 4465, and some modified Victorian X class will haul the the Tangaras
> push-pull.

This will follow the log trains running from Rydalmere to Macquarie.

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David Johnson
CityRail Guard
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