Re: 4GT Sydney's new train.

["WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

Rod Gayford wrote in message <7m6dpl$i1o$1@merki.connect.com.au>...
>I was under the impression these cars were to be longer than the Tangaras
>and were to be run in 3 car sets. Are there any dimensions available for
>these cars since the DT article did say they were to be wider than the
>Tangaras but anything in the Terrible Tele can be regarded with suspicion.

If the cars were to be longer, they would need to be narrower - they cannot
be both longer AND wider.

DaveP

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>Cheers
>RJG
>Derick Wuen <cullend@webone.com.au> wrote in message
>3785e6f8.0@iridium.webone.com.au">news:3785e6f8.0@iridium.webone.com.au...
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>> 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.
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>> And Paris metro for at least ... oh, um , 75years?
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>> >DaveP
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