thalytgv@my-deja.com wrote: : Will loco haul XPT carriages offers any advantages over exist loco haul : carriages? (other then XPT carriages will be newer) The main advantage is they they would become part of the total XPT pool and can be rotated as required. : Speed increases? (probabily not) Not unless Countrylink gets some ELs. Cheers David