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4 unusual facts about Comeng


3000 class railcar

Seat design is almost identical to that of the Melbourne Comeng trains before their refurbishment.

Seventy cars were introduced into service between 1987 and 1996 with the first 20 built by Comeng between 1987 and 1989 numbered #3001-#3008 and #3101-#3112, and the remaining 50 built by Clyde Engineering between 1992 and 1996 numbered #3009-#3030 and #3113-#3140.

Comeng

Commonwealth Engineering, Australian engineering company, also known as Comeng.

Ropes Creek railway line

At Dunheved railway station, a fenced in compound was constructed on the down branch and down No. 1 siding, and 2 suburban train carriages were stored there for use by the NSW Fire Brigade for training purposes - Comeng motor car C3866 and Goninan Tangara car N5127.


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A-class Melbourne tram

Comeng had expected an extension to the Z-class order, and in the early 1980s drew up plans for a Z4-class, due to a change in state government in 1982 these plans were put on hold.

New South Wales 85 class locomotive

The New South Wales 85 class were a class of 10 electric locomotives built by Comeng, Granville between May 1979 and July 1980 for the State Rail Authority.


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