Re: New CityRail rolling stock

[Bob <alco@acay.com.au>]

Lets try again. The contract signed by Clyde Engineering is for 80 cars being
20x 4 car sets. The 81 cars won't be in service by 2001 however they will begin
deliveries in early 2001. There are options for a further 15 +15 sets (120 cars)
and a decision on the options will be made after the first 5 sets have been
commisioned. There shouldn't be any "extra carriages" as these cars will replace
all the Tulloch trailers as well as accident damaged cars. As there is not a
state election till 2003 I would not expect that any change in government would
affect the options for the additional cars. This decision would be based on the
quality of the cars delivered.If you still don't believe me about the 80 cars
(not 81) take a look at:
http://www.evansdeakin.com.au/edi/Frames/frames_clyde.htm
and
http://www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au/projects/millenium_train.htm
Cheers
Bob

trendy rechauffé wrote:

> The latest issue of the online Transit Monthly lists the following details
> for the 4gt:
>
> "The trains will be built by Granville based manufacturers Clyde Engineering
> at a cost of $220 million, 81 carriages will be in service by 2001 and a
> further 120 over following years.
>
> These will provide 20 new trains to service the metropolitian area."
>
> I wonder where they will store these extra carriages?
>
> I suppose when we get a change in government, the order for additional
> trains will be cancelled.
>
> bye tr
>
> Bob <alco@acay.com.au> wrote in message
> 37AA92F0.A632CD45@acay.com.au">news:37AA92F0.A632CD45@acay.com.au...
> > The contract signed by Clyde is for 80 cars. There are no spare cars to be
> built
> > in this contract. The $4m figure is money that was used to refurbish
> Cardiff
> > Workshops as a part of that contract. Also I can confirm that Cityrail
> will only
> > pay for each set as it is accepted into service and not before. If they
> are
> > unhappy with the sets they will go back to the manufacturer untill they
> get it
> > right. I guess they got well and truely bitten with the Tangara contract.
> Also
> > it is likeley that cars of a similar design may be built for Bayside
> trains at
> > cardiff as shells and finished off at Somerton in Victoria.
> > Cheers
> > Bob
> >
> > trendy rechauffé wrote:
> >
> > > In the August Railway Digest, there is a news item stating the
> Government is
> > > funding $4 million to commence construction of the 81 Millenium EMUs.
> > >
> > > $4 million is not going to buy many carriages. Wasn't it $2 million per
> > > Tangara carriage?
> > >
> > > It looks like they are planning to build a spare car, which is forward
> > > thinking for a change!
> > >
> > > The article also adds that a feasibility study will be undertaken for
> the
> > > next generation of intercity trains for the Sydney to Central coast
> rought.
> > >
> > > It will be interesting to see if they can improve on the V sets now in
> > > service.
> > >
> > > bye tr
> >
> >
> >