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Re: DKM/DKT

On Sun, 08 Aug 1999 18:12:07 +1000, Railway Rasputin
<bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote:

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><p>Rod Gayford wrote:
><blockquote TYPE=CITE>The one striking feature of these cars is the change
>from Budd style
><br>stainless steel fluting to the style used by Pullman Standard.
><br>Strangely, Commonwealth Engineering had the Budd licence whilst Gonigens
><br>had the Pullman Standard licence but was not used until the contract
>for
><br>the Sydney suburban cars with the flat fronts was won by them. You
>can
><br>see the quite different style of stainless steel fluting used. I
><br>understand the roller Commonwealth Engineering used was inherited from
><br>Budd USA and was the machine that rolled the fluting for the original
><br>Pioneer Zephyrs used on the Burlington RR.&nbsp; Perhaps the rolling
>machine
><br>had worn out and Commonwealth Engineering had to source its stainless
><br>steel sections from else where. I realise this is a rather arcane
><br>subject but does anyone know actually why Commonwealth Engineering
><br>changed the style of stainless sections on the last V sets. The sections
><br>also appear very similar to the those used on the XPT passenger coaches.
><p>Cheers
><p>Rod Gayford</blockquote>
>The ribbing (which Hubert mentioned earlier) is in deed different. When
>I first saw them, I thought Goninan made them. It is the same style used
>in the suburban cars. (series 4&nbsp; S sets, K sets and choppers.) Looking
>back even the prototype "Tangara" had the same finish.
><p>rgds</html>
Can you please refrain from posting your messages in HTML as my news
reader will not open it and saves the thing as an attachment it is
most annoying.
regards Paul Johnston