Re: Another Austrac rumour

[festy@terrigal.net.au]

In article <716ucb$pqk$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
  gioia9499@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> In article <3636511b.438801@NEWS.OZEMAIL.COM.AU>,
>   bevanwall@ozemail.com.au wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
>  Was that a pig I saw fly by? No not the 36 class type!
>  Cheers
>  Bob
>
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Is this a late April fools joke or is it yet another pipe dream from Junee
???????????

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