CityRail - Tangara refurbishment

[geoffrah]

The first new-look Tangara train has undergone a major makeover as part of a new program that will see the entire fleet of more than 400 carriages refreshed to look as good as new.
http://www.nsw.gov.au/projects/major-makeover-tangara-fleet

[Buzz Killington]

Going off the photos on that site, they'll come up quite nicely!

[Sir Pompously]

They scrub up very well with the OSCAR poles inside. The new glass is a welcome change aswell, compared to the frosted white you normally see when looking out of a Tangara window! Alot of people thought that they would replace the seats with Millennium style seating, instead they have retained the G Set seating and fabric. I wonder what will be done with the T's, whether they will loose the vinyl seating or if they will get back the state rail fabric they once had. I also notice the lack of destination equipment, a shame they won't atleast trial what is found in Millenniums and OSCARS.

[Snorzac]

link isn't working for me....

[Sir Pompously]

Isolated problem for you then, working fine on all three of my computers.

[geoffrah]

Certainly due a refurb - I have to say that the Tangaras were looking a bit sad the last time I was up in Sydney.

The biggest problem on the Tangaras was the scratchitti on the windows - very hard to get rid of. Not sure how they are tackling that with the refurbishment - new glass type perhaps ?

The older Comeng and Goninan sets have certainly aged a lot better - some of those early sets are now pushing 40 years service (although they all went through a white and blue refurbishment starting in the mid 90's).

Also noticed an increasing amount of scratchitti on ACTION buses of late too.