{"id":29957,"date":"2020-08-24T07:48:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T22:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/?p=29957"},"modified":"2021-01-14T13:20:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T02:50:07","slug":"nsw-imports-trains-that-dont-fit-tunnels-now-ferries-that-wont-go-under-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/nsw-imports-trains-that-dont-fit-tunnels-now-ferries-that-wont-go-under-bridges","title":{"rendered":"NSW imports trains that don’t fit tunnels, now ferries that won’t go under bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Peter Roberts<\/p>\n
The New South Wales government’s obsession with buying overseas has reached new lows with news that it is importing ferries that won’t fit under its Parramatta River bridges with passengers sitting on the top deck.<\/p>\n
The fiasco mirrors its buy from overseas of intercity trains that wouldn’t fit through the tunnels in the Blue Mountains, necessitating the widening of tunnels and re-contouring of station platforms.<\/p>
The NSW government is buying trams, intercity, double decker suburban and metro train sets from overseas – crippling any chance of a viable local industry in the process.<\/p>\n