Re: [Melb] 6 car trains

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

"Michael" <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message
news:9013D9785gunzelT333@203.164.20.149...
> dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au (Daniel Bowen) wrote in
> <BDZ06.30026$xW4.234189@news-server.bigpond.net.au>:
> >After all the fuss last week over 3 vs 6 car trains, and Mr Connex
> >whinging to me about fears of vandalism if they run 6 car trains, what
> >do I see last night (Friday night)? Bayside running at least one very
> >empty-looking 6 car Hitachi up and down the Frankston line all night.
>
> Hitachis can't be run in anything other than 6 car mode. Hitachi sets
can't
> be split either, a/c, no guard or shunter to do so.
>
> Most of the Comengs that should have been on in place of the Hitachis were
> probably suffering from the heat. (Comengs don't like heat).

This was Friday night. The cool change came on Thursday afternoon. There
were plenty of other Comengs around.

I presume it must have been an accident by Bayside, but I'm surprised they
weren't more careful.

It was back to 3 car trains today (Saturday).


Daniel
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