Re: 4GT Sydney's new train.

["Derick Wuen" <cullend@webone.com.au>]

WhaleOilBeefHooked wrote in message ...
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>Railway Rasputin wrote in message <37846D9B.4ADF2CAD@fastlink.com.au>...
>>In the Daily Telegraph today  were some photos of a mock up of the new
>>train for Sydney.
>>It has been set up in Clyde's Granville facility. Apparantly it is open
>>for inspection.
>>Might be worth a look.
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>Some interesting things out of that article - it said that "81 cars will be
>in service by 2001"
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>How can there by 81 cars in service? Will they be three-car sets, with a
>total of 27 sets in service? Or do they subscribe to bad maths?
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>It also stated that "another first will be fold-away seats in the vestibule
>areas, to create more seats for wheelchair-bound passengers."
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>Why is this a first - it is already happening in all CityDecker refurbished
>motor cars - of both suburban and interurban varieties.


And Paris metro for at least ... oh, um , 75years?

>DaveP
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