Re: Re: Newcastle Case for light rail lines in NSW takes a battering once again
  Prescott

I would see an expanded system as being mostly under wires, with preferably
a conversion to in-motion charging rather than this CAF system which is
very limited in its application. However, if they keep relying on advice
from CAF as the supplier, this won't progress much.

Tony P

On Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:18:20 UTC+11, Hunslet wrote:
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> I can’t see the Newcastle system expanding if it continues to be battery

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> *Subject:* [TramsDownUnder] Re: Newcastle Case for light rail lines in

> NSW takes a battering once again

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> I would see it as a start-up for a larger system. Perhaps if they

> presented a case for that at the beginning, it wouldn't attract this sort

> of criticism. Quite obviously it looks a little ridiculous on its own and a

> bus could do the job for now. It also gullibly provides CAF with a free

> demonstrator for their technology. Perhaps CAF should be contributing to

> the cost.

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> Tony P

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