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Thread ID: 125882	2012-07-24 23:11:00	A Question for the Railway Enthusiasts	Roscoe (6288)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1290690	2012-07-25 08:49:00	I'm waiting in anticipation for the new EMUs next year. So am I :D Have you seen the mockups?	pcuser42 (130)
1290691	2012-07-25 21:45:00	The voltages of the NIMT (Hamilton - Palmerston North) and Auckland are the same, but there's something to do with the current that makes the EF class incompatible - not entirely sure what. Don't know what they did at Onehunga - drive the truck up and down? :p I guess there goes any hopes of getting the AK to HN section electrified then.. More NZ small mind thinking	paulw (1826)
1290692	2012-07-25 21:48:00	I guess there goes any hopes of getting the AK to HN section electrified then.. More NZ small mind thinking Not quite. As stated, the voltages are the same, it would just take sone modification of the NIMT system to bridge the gap and some new locomotives. That said, the mentioned gap is the flattest section in the country...	pcuser42 (130)
1290693	2012-07-25 22:19:00	So am I :D Have you seen the mockups? I have seen the pictures on http://www.aktnz.co.nz/ Is that what you mean? Or is there a life size mock up somewhere?	Roscoe (6288)
1290694	2012-07-25 22:52:00	I have seen the pictures on http://www.aktnz.co.nz/ Is that what you mean? Or is there a life size mock up somewhere? There is a life-size mockup of some parts of the train, although I'm not sure if this been opened up for "wander in" viewings (it was on the wharf if you were quick).	pcuser42 (130)
1290695	2012-07-26 01:35:00	Not quite. As stated, the voltages are the same, it would just take sone modification of the NIMT system to bridge the gap and some new locomotives. That said, the mentioned gap is the flattest section in the country... Which is fine until someone in the Middle East farts in a big way and the oil dries up.. We'll be thankful for the NIMT electrification..	paulw (1826)
1290696	2012-07-26 01:49:00	Which is fine until someone in the Middle East farts in a big way and the oil dries up.. We'll be thankful for the NIMT electrification.. True, but in the medium term there's not much point in closing the gap.	pcuser42 (130)
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