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 (http://www.nsw.gov.au/projects/major-makeover-tangara-fleet)
Going off the photos on that site, they'll come up quite nicely!
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.
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Isolated problem for you then, working fine on all three of my computers.
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.