Comments on: The train that flew from Melbourne to India https://wongm.com/2024/01/the-train-that-flew-from-melbourne-to-india/ Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:34:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2024/01/the-train-that-flew-from-melbourne-to-india/#comment-907705 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:34:57 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=19988#comment-907705 In reply to Tramologist.

Bombardier trains built in Germany for the Delhi Metro were also moved by air in 2009.

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]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2024/01/the-train-that-flew-from-melbourne-to-india/#comment-907704 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:30:28 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=19988#comment-907704 In reply to Tramologist.

In the case of broad gauge trains for Adelaide they were moved by truck from Dandenong, thanks to the break of gauge inbetween.

Adelaide Metro A-City carriage 4025 DMA loaded on a truck at Dandenong ready for the trip to South Australia

]]> By: Tramologist https://wongm.com/2024/01/the-train-that-flew-from-melbourne-to-india/#comment-903177 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 23:43:30 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=19988#comment-903177 In reply to Jesse.

The domestic interstate supply would be by rail, though.

]]> By: Jesse https://wongm.com/2024/01/the-train-that-flew-from-melbourne-to-india/#comment-903022 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:40:41 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=19988#comment-903022 In a way, the V/Locity has been that “Brilliant train” that has been exported – at least domestically – from the Dandenong factory. That body keeps on sprouting up in various places.

]]> By: Tramologist https://wongm.com/2024/01/the-train-that-flew-from-melbourne-to-india/#comment-902845 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:09:18 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=19988#comment-902845 The Bombardier metro trains in Guangzhou were delivered by air freight at the factory’s cost due to delayed production.

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