NEWS, NEWS, SWT 455/8's in New Zealand!!!!!!!

kaiwhara · February 05, 2013, 05:51:20 AM

Or at least, that is what the New Zealand Herald would have you believe. Shame about the event of the story

Tank · February 05, 2013, 07:33:03 AM

They travel a lot further than I thought!

Sprintex · February 05, 2013, 07:35:39 AM

Don't see the problem, NZ is south west of Britain if you go far enough

Paul

AndyGif · February 05, 2013, 08:47:00 AM

Quote from: Sprintex on February 05, 2013, 07:35:39 AM
Don't see the problem, NZ is south west of Britain if you go far enough

Paul

ergo it would also be in the north east if you go even further......

kaiwhara · February 05, 2013, 08:50:46 AM

Quote from: AndyGif on February 05, 2013, 08:47:00 AM
ergo it would also be in the north east if you go even further......

And upside down!!

Sprintex · February 05, 2013, 07:44:07 PM

I guess the trains must have magnets underneath to stop them falling off then?

Paul

edwin_m · February 05, 2013, 10:38:38 PM

Well you do have Mk2s over (under?) there I believe. And Auckland is buying something very like a narrow gauge electric version of what is used in Northern Ireland, which is pretty similar to UK classes 332 and 333!

kaiwhara · February 06, 2013, 12:16:26 AM

Quote from: edwin_m on February 05, 2013, 10:38:38 PM
Well you do have Mk2s over (under?) there I believe. And Auckland is buying something very like a narrow gauge electric version of what is used in Northern Ireland, which is pretty similar to UK classes 332 and 333!

Yep, around 100 ex BR Mk 2's in the D/E and F series - I drive them for a living! And yes, our EMU's are loosely based on the NIR stock, again themselves based on the 332's and 333's.