Re: GSR will extend the Ghan service to Darwin

[Rod Gayford <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>]

There was a train built a couple of years ago to promote Marlboro cancer
sticks and quite rightly the authorities in the US jumped on as blatent
advertising outside guidelines. That train never turned a wheel in service and
as part of the deal with Marlboro had to be scrapped. It was. There were
pictures of it being scrapped in a Trains magazine of about 2 years ago. Don't
ask me to be more precise. In respect of the Euro Star coaches I also believe
they are only about 8ft 6ins wide as per most UK stock.

Cheers

Rod Gayford

Dave Proctor wrote:

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> > > > > (X-post added)
> > > >
> > > > Forgive me, but why?
> > >
> > > Because I was referrring to NightStar stock.
> >
> > Ok. You didn't make that very clear in posting though :)
>
> I know - I was being deliberately cryptic, to see who would pick up on it.
> Where else in the world are there brand new (well, 3 year old) carriages
> that have never been used, and unlikely to ever be used? And the crosspost
> to uk.railway was a definite hint.
>
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