Re: new XPT cars order

[RNS <steam3801@hotmail.com>]

Information indicates they may be ordering TWO (!) additional XPT
power units and running proposed BHQ train as TWO XPT units with three
trailers. What a waste of resources and bound to make the operation
uneconomic on fuel use alone.
How about purchasing some new trains for the Melbourne & Brisbane
routes (Tilt maybe?) and cascading existing XPT's - including sleepers
for a sensible BHQ - Adelaide XPT service.





On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 06:50:25 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
Bromage) wrote:

>Dave Proctor (daproc@spambait.umpires.com) wrote:
>> The advantage to building a few more XPT cars is that they would be
>> interchangeable with the rest of the fleet. Presuming the cars will come to
>> Sydney once a week for servicing, they could just be part of the general XPT
>> pool, and they grab any available cars to work the BHQ service. The PHA vans
>> were built to operate with the XPT cars, after all.
>
>It would also allow the BH train to become a true XPT (if only 1+3 or 1+4)
>some time in the future.
>
>Cheers
>David