Re: Connex Idiots

["Alex Pout" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

<jshugg@westpac.com.au> wrote in message 91n908$dms$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:91n908$dms$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <3a3d912d$0$19402$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
>   "Alex Pout" <alpout@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >
>
> > Along those lines, how about suffering in a non air-conditioned train
> from
> > Parliament to Boronia last week when it was about 35 degrees while
> every
> > station we went past that could (i.e. Camberwell (??) and Bayswater)
> had
> > plenty of air conditioned trains sitting there doing sweet FA.
> >
>
> That's why it's such a pity the Harris trains have long gone... you
> could open the doors at any time and get a great breeze blowing through
> the car at speed, much nicer than aircon IMHO.

One problem was that the train was an all stations, not much chance to get up
speed and hold it.

Even the Red Rattlers in the Hunter have fans, and they're only about 50 years
old.

Al