Re: Goninan up with the Joneses :-)

["Henry's Cat" <geracen@wantree.com.au>]

David Bennetts <davibenn@pcug.org.au> wrote in message
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> Maybe they're concerned that some-one might lift their designs if they're
> too detailed.
>
> Dare I suggest even a little bit of plagiarism - if you have a look at the
> site for Bombardier, a major international manufacturer of rollingstock,
> there are a number of similarities.
>
> have a geek at www.bombardier.com

Had a quick look but I didn't notice. Whereabouts?

I did notice this clanger:

Wheel Diametre 560 mm      1' 10''
            ^^ In French maybe

Maximum Speed  80 km/h     50 mph
Weight         36 000 kg   7,937 lb
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Only an extra zero, but makes you wonder
what the rest of their QC is like!

http://www.transportation.bombardier.com/htmen/A4DI.htm

cheers
Neil