New Railcars for Australia-1-08-2021.

Good Morning,

I am looking at a New Railcar for Regional Australia.

In my Opinion, it needs to be based on the following,

The XPT,

The Hunter Railcars- the J class

And the British 153 Class.

https://ahrsinews.blogspot.com/2020/01/regional-rail-passenger-services.html

Photos of the 153 Class can be seen in the above link.

The Idea would be to have both ends looking like the XPT, so it was drivable from both ends.

The sides of the Rail car to look like the J Class Railcar.

And the Size to be similar to the 153 Class.

Maybe make 5 Railcars in the first batch, then a bigger quantity at a later date.

Other Ideas,

Railcars to have seating for 60 Passengers.

2 seats each side of the walkway in the middle.

Seats to be the same as the V-set seats.

And Maybe a freight/parcels area at one end.

Any thoughts please?

Regards,

Brian Leedham.

A Photo of the 153 Class british Railcar.

Railcar 153333.

Photo from Gareth James's Collection,

Photo sourced from Wikipedia.

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