Re: PHAs PHNs and Carriage codes (was: new XPT cars order)

["Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>]

Which fluting is actually Pullman Standard design as Goninan were the
licence holders in Australia.  Seasons Greetings to all.

Cheers Rod Gayford
David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "The Railway Rasputin." wrote:
>
> > The PHA's were brought in because the PHN's were breaking down and
> > apparantly David Hill got the shit with them and ordered brand new PHA's
> > with brand new everything included A/C in the crew cab. The paneling is
> > the same as used in the XPT/Xplorer and surburban C and K sets.
>
> The PHNs were built for the Southern Aurora by Comeng, with fluting under
> license to the Budd Corporation, as per the A/C sleepers and the S set
cars.
>
> The PHAs were built for later trains (North Coast motorail??) by Goninan,
but
> they did not have an agreement to use Budd's fluting design, so had to go
with
> their own, as per the K/C set cars.
>
>
>
> --
> David Johnson
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