Re: AusRail'99 exhibition

["Andrew" <atailby@mpx.com.au>]

at least there was some freebies like pens and mugs but i did like the look
of that new train that clyde is building
but the thing i did find out that as told below most people could not help
on the tricky questions and still no good answers out of the rsa why there
system is still not up and going for train order working

David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> I had a look around the exhibition this afternoon and I wasn't overly
> impressed. Even for a trade exhibition it was bad. The displays were
> either pointlessly flashy or mind numbingly spartan.
>
> A few highlights were:
> - display by JR Central featuring the Nozomi 700 Shinkansen and the
> maglev. They were definately more open about their maglev technology that
> Transrapid is!
> - mockup of the Clyde 4GT.
> - a QR self promotion audiovisual experience, which although rather over
> the top was interesting and informative.
>
> The people staffing the displays were very keen to say how good they are,
> but at the slightest political or technical question they would clam up.
> Having said that, being there as part of the media probably didn't help.
:)
> The exceptions were Westinghouse and JR Central who were very willing to
> talk. The most reluctant to talk were Freight Victoria and Adtranz.
>
> So for those of you who didn't make it, you didn't miss much.
>
> Cheers
> David