Re: [NSW] Friday dramas

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

"David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message 38F17CA0.EB51DF8D@ozemail.com.au">news:38F17CA0.EB51DF8D@ozemail.com.au...
> Hubert Lam wrote:
>
> > "Michael Kurkowski" <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
> > 8F11D230AtelstraNews@vic.news.telstra.net">news:8F11D230AtelstraNews@vic.news.telstra.net...
> > > Ben said in message <38F06453.2E05352B@yahoo.com>, I therefore quote:
> > >
> > > >Eric Cartman wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> No no no, we won't have any of that! This letters OST stand for outer
> > > >> suburban tangarbage!
> > > >
> > > >Just on that topic, What do others such as OD and ONL stand for/mean?
> > >
> > > NSW
> > > ---
> > > G set
> > > -----
> >
> > the O is there to distinguish it from a "T" set, probably stands for outersuburban
> >
> > > OD = Driving Trailer
> > > ON = Non controlling motor
> > > ONL = Non controlling motor, with "L"oo ("L"avatory?)
> > >
> > > T set
> > > -----
> > > D
> > > N
> > >
> >
> > see G set
> >
> > > C set
> > > -----
> > > C = controlling motor
> > > T = trailer (motorless)
> > >
> > >
> > > K set
> > > -----
> > > C = controlling motor
> > > T = trailer
> > > D = driving trailer (Some K's have these don't they? Newcastle sets?)
> > >
> >
> > Yes. D4096 on K3
> >
>
> I thought...
> K1 = 3501/4096
> K2 = 3502/4097
> K3 = 3503/4098
> K4 = 3504/4099

oops...it was 409-something, thanks for correcting me.

>
> >
> > > V set
> > > -----
> > > Don't even go there!!
> > >
> >
> > DTM, DIM, DKM --note there is no DMM or DJM (all of these are motor cars)
>
> Wrong.
>
> Motor Cars:
> DCM, DIM, DJM, DKM, DTM
> DTM is permanently coupled to a DTD in a 2 car set, numbered in the V9x series.
>
> > DJT, DMT, DIT, DMT
>
> Wrong.
>

missed out on DCT or whatever else. apologies

> Trailer Cars:
> DMT, DCT, DIT, DKT,
> I think there may have been another, but think of it.
>
> Driving Trailers:
> DTD - Permanently coupled to a DTM.
>
> All the DTMs I have seen have been converted from DCMs.
>
> DCMs and DIMs are camshaft motor cars.
> DJMs and DKMs are chopper motor cars.
> DKMs and DKTs have a different external appearance.
> DMTs are crap, with the clapped out A/C, different window arrangement and poor internal lighting.
They
> were driving trailers at one stage in their pitiful lives.
> DCTs and DITs are similar in appearance to DCMs and DIMs but they are trailer cars.
>
> There are no DJTs.  There are DJMs.
>
>
> --
> David Johnson
> trainman@ozemail.com.au
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> ------------------------------------
> These comments are made in a private
> capacity and do not represent the
> official view of State Rail.
> C.O.W.S. Page 11.
>
>

Now that it's all "clarified" i'd save a copy of it.