Re: [Melb] 6 car trains

["Michael Wierzbinski" <wizzer1865@NOSPAMoptusnet.com.au>]

"Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote in message
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> "Michael" <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message
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> > 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.

Not necessarily, sometimes if a outstation off train is cancelled and is
needed later on, a six car train will be put on so that station will have a
full complement of trains when needed i.e. morning peak, special services,
whatever, it's not uncommon.
>
> It was back to 3 car trains today (Saturday).
>
>
> Daniel
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> Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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