Re: Refurbed Comeng

[Gareth Lumsden <s9763278@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au>]

Shhhhh,

No one is supposed to know about 672M.
It was a prototype for a refurb. program and new Met scheme.
The project was scrapped after a big-wig (maybe even Robin Cooper),
rejected the changes and, as you said, it has sat derelict for about two
years now.  It has since been allocated to Hillside.
By the way,
I didn't just tell you that.


On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Laurel Blume wrote:

> I had in the store today a customer who worked as a train maint guy at
> Newport for Bayside.
> 
> We got chatting about the state of the Hitachi's (I think I'll wait for
> the next Comeng to come if a H rocks up.... that bad..), and he
> mentioned that there is a HEAVILY refurbished Comeng currently sitting
> out at Newport, which no one seems to want to do anything with.
> 
> The changes are mainly cosmetic, such as color scheme, seating
> alterations, some alterations to the body, interior colour, etc, which
> cost a bit of money.
> 
> The set is currently un-numbered.
> 
> Interested in knowing if anyone knows about this set... ?  Customer
> didn't have much info on it, he just knew it was there and was in a
> restricted area.
> 
> 
> Andy B
> 
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> 
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