From: johnl@iecc.com

>How long have you got and how much money are you willing to pay? These
>trains are not a clean sheet new design, they are built on decades of
>experience within Alstom of both the TGV and Pendolino platforms.

Good point.  Anyone remember the Boeing LRVs?  It seems that Boeing
figured they were just airplanes with the wings removed and steel
wheels added, and they were seriously mistaken.  It took years to
address of the maintenance problems, particularly in the snow and
slush in Boston. They never got close to the reliability of the PCCs
they replaced.

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