Re: Queensland EMU sets

["Peter Dwyer" <peter.dwyer@qr.com.au>]

<james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message 8c7en6$1hq$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8c7en6$1hq$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <WREF4.61070$3b6.238614@ozemail.com.au>,
> "Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > Does anybody know what the reason is for the current program to
> replace the
> > curved windscreens on the EMU sets with flat screens? Is it because
> of a
> > shortage of spare curved glass or are the flat screens better?
> What I heard was this is part of the "crash resistence" program to
> strengthen the cab of EMU sets to give extra protection for the driver
> in case of level crossing accident and collision occur. What I heard
> was EMU's cab don't have as good "crash resistence" as SMUs and IMUs.
> Once the crash resistence cab fitted the whole cab changed shape
> therefore you need flat screen rather then curve screen. The new front
> end design also prevent stuffs left on the rail get into bogies and
> derail the train.

I don't believe this is true. The EMU which smacked the freight train at
Mayne was quite resilient.

There are four crash bars on an EMU, and after this incident you could two
of them, with the corner taken off.