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Thanks Pete. Yes, this is same two cars. They originally had the swing-over seats throughout though the ones in this set now have a cloth rather than vinyl covering. The originals that I've seen were not airconditioned but these are. The original 150 HP diesel engines are replaced by 300 HP ones. The upgraded hydraulic transmission has four gears The galley sink has hot water heated by LP gas. The fridge runs on either gas or mains electricity. The inverter shown can boil a kettle or run a microwave and is suitable to charge mobiles and laptops. I found that each car has antennas to suit both the railway band and the Aus UHF CB band. CBs are fitted for talking between ends to facilitate direction reversal. A transportable two-way is used to talk with QR Train Control.

Thanks George. Did you travel in these back in the day?

Thanks Diana. I've done some work on on the body and the radio comms. I'll also get driver training on it.

Thanks Roger. I hope your weekend is going well.