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Re: Tait Trains

Subject: Re: Tait Trains
From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 16:47:48 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: RailPage Australia http://www.railpage.org.au
References: <928154167.50006@diddley.primus.com.au> <Pine.SOL.3.96.990601145245.7015H-100000@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au>

Gareth Lumsden wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 31 May 1999, Daniel wrote:
> 
> > Can anyone confirm that the Tait trains were scrapped early due to these
> > trains being a fire hazard under the loop.
> 
> Not really, although it was a contributing factor.

And I hardly call it being withdrawn early. The Taits were 65+ years old
at the time! They would have been withdrawn earlier if VR had been able
to buy more Hitachi sets in the 70s.

Cheers
David

References:
- Re: Tait Trains
  - From: Gareth Lumsden <s9763278@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au>

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