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Top secret XPT-II prototype at Thirmere :-)
- Subject: Top secret XPT-II prototype at Thirmere :-)
- From: matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)
- Date: 6 Dec 1999 00:28:40 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
- Organization: University of Sydney
http://www.sleeper.apana.org.au/railway/images/Thirlmere/Perway%20Group/dcp01050.jpg
Top secret prototype XPT-II being tested at Thirmere by the perway group addresses
most problems CountryLink have the existing XPT fleet. This prototype is light, economical
to run, easy to repair, and doesnt have any capacity for complaints by those pesky
passenger types by omitting any capacity to carry them.
It is however expected some modifications will have to be made to the prototype
for crew comfort reasons. Various options are currently being tested. The current
forced air-conditioning is a little to good for those chilly early morning starts.