Re: new XPT cars order

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <S8o64.78$x8.5379@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net> "Jack" <bd107@tsn.cc> writes:
>From: "Jack" <bd107@tsn.cc>
>Subject: Re: new XPT cars order
>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 21:21:29 +1100

>Hi Dave


>Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.umpires.com> wrote in message
>83cqie$5br$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:83cqie$5br$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
>> Rob Kearey wrote in message <3859E9C0.CA8F1906@mailbox.uq.edu.au>...
>> >Dave Proctor wrote:
>> >
>> >> >> Why not, they are for hire and could relieve the XPT
>> >> >> power cars for some TLC in the shops,

>From next month the first of the new engines will be fitted to a power
>car... that car will more than likely live on the Dubbo for a month or so so
>as any bugs can be found.... the west being the obvious choice because it is
>home every night.. when that period is up 2 power cars at a time will be
>removed from service to have new engines and cooling groups fitted, a fair
>percentage of them will also be completely rewired... when they return to
>service they will be run in pairs as far as possible.... at the end of the
>fitout, with a bit of luck they wont need "TLC" for quite a while down the
>track..


Are we talking here about replacement engines of the same HP or bigger more 
powerful engines,so that single XP + cars consists will become viable?

MD