Re: Bluebirds to Run extra services in SA? Who refurbished what??

["Rod" <berlina@bigpond.com>]

Grahame Ferguson wrote in message <3775b9c0@nap-ns1>...
>
>>David Bennetts wrote in message <3771742b.0@newshost.pcug.org.au>...
>>We seem to be getting a lot of reports in this NG about NSW and Victoria,
>>but little from elsewhere.
>>One item of interest is that the cities of Port Augusta, Port Pirie and
>>Whyalla are pushing for the return of passenger rail services to their
>>region, and have had discourse with the operators of the Barossa Wine
train
>>to see if they can provide Bluebird Railcars for the service.  Will
another
>>attempt be made to restore the railcars which V/Line couldn't get going?
>>
>>Refer to www.abc.net.au/news/state/sa/archive/metsa-21jun1999-6.htm  for
>>the
>>news report.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>David Bennetts
>>Canberra
>>
>Dear David, The  Blue Birds that are running in SA to the Barossa Valley
>were rebuilt by RTS in Melbourne, not by their owners.

>The ones hired to V/Line were rebuilt by a 3rd party i.e. Bluebird Rail
Inc.
>of SA, their owners.

           What a damn shame they did not have the funds to do it properly!
They would have been a nice additive to a pretty lack lustre system.
            Victoria has had a lot of sucess stories, but we sure have seen
some monumental failures too.And we were all the worse off for them. I am
thinking of course of Mr Binns Southern Cross.What a magic thing it was to
see. What a shame that it still failed, even though the money was thrown at
it
             Did the set of cars ever get running in NSW?  and if so any
photos of it taken recently?
Rod