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Pressman
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:13 pm
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Radio news story this afternoon (TripleM)
Media Mike revealing that the government was implementing a program to replace the windows in TA's railcars!
Program would start immediately and cost $700,000
Quick someone get around to David Peters place, he'll have a heart attack when he finds out! 
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bingley hall
Chief Commissioner
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Location: gone fishin
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:43 pm
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/23/2372009.htm
Only when a Molatov Cocktail sails in one side and out the other will punters realise that it's a case of the Emperor's New Clothes and TA just spent $700,000 removing the windows altogether.
Bing
Life is just a bowl of All Bran...you wake up every morning and it's there
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Guard Class 2
Chief Commissioner
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Location: Elizabeth,South Australia
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:01 pm
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Not such a shock!
Media Mike announced this the other day on radio 5AA.
The shock is that the music stations are already catching up to the story, only about 4 days late.
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Minister for Railways
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Location: "Well, we sorta hit a little snag when the universe sorta collapsed on itself."
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:10 pm
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Bye bye tan can windows, we will miss you when hell freezes over!
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nm39
Chief Train Controller
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:59 am
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.......and there I was looking at these rear lit pieces of art and trying to work out whether the artist was trying to depict some sort of storm or something......
Silly old Gordon, got stuck inna DITCH......
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The Snow Lord
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:55 am
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Also, from the Advertiser (24/9):
"More than 700 seats will be removed from Adelaide trains over the next three years to increase standing room.
The State Government yesterday announced a $37million refurbishment of 70 railcars in TransAdelaide's 3000 and 3100 Class fleet.
That includes replacing decks of three seats on one side of the carriage with decks of two seats. This reduces seating by between 10 and 12 per carriage ...."
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baytram366
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:45 pm
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I think I can make out the Virgin Mary in that second picture 
Long Live The Jumbos!!!
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David Peters
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:48 pm
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Pressman, I am typing this from my hospital bed, I read your opening and immediately went into cardiac arrest. Well not really but I was indeed shocked!
Not before damn time either, I was begining to think it would never get done, lets us pray that they do not try this again! Adelaidians like to see out of windows despite what TA tell us!
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The opinions expressed by my me in these posts is not the opinion of the N.R.M. and should not be construed as such.
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Pressman
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:25 pm
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| baytram366 wrote: | | I think I can make out the Virgin Mary in that second picture |
No, I think it's Sister Jessica from the convent down the road
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David Peters
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:43 pm
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That would probably be right Pressman, virgins are an endangered species these days!
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Pressman
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:12 pm
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They were in our younger days too David Peters
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Wilfy2007
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:31 pm
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So, do we dare ask if the Rann Government is now in election mode.
June announces $2 billion upgrade of Rail system
September annoucnes $700,000 for Window replacement in 3000 class railcars.
September $37 million to be spent making standing room greater by removing seats.
Is the Government now in Panic Mode.
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Pressman
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:37 pm
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| Wilfy2007 wrote: | | Is the Government now in Panic Mode. |
The Liberals and some of the media would like us to think so 
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simont141
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:02 am
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The article actually says: "That [$37,000,000] includes replacing decks of three seats on one side of the carriage with decks of two seats."
Wonder what else they'll be doing?
Also, down the bottom of the article it says:
"Mr Conlon said the upgrading was part of a $2 billion public transport investment. He said 58 diesel-electric trains would be converted to electricity, to complement a new fleet of 50 electric trains expected to be in operation by 2012. "It will give us the best public transport system in Australia at the end of that time," Mr Conlon said."
What do you reckon makes them think that? Not saying that it won't be or will be, it'd just be good to know how they figure that, and how they would measure it.
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:04 am
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| simont141 wrote: | The article actually says: "That [$37,000,000] includes replacing decks of three seats on one side of the carriage with decks of two seats."
Wonder what else they'll be doing?
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My tip is that the surplus will be used to pay for the inevitable media ads designed to inform the public what they've done for us voters.
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