Re: [Melb] 6 car trains

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

"Michael Wierzbinski" <wizzer1865@NOSPAMoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote in message
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> > > dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au (Daniel Bowen) wrote in
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> > > >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.

> > 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.

I take your point, but this was Friday night - no 6 car trains until
Tuesday. Plenty of time to shuffle trains about. And heck, if they're so
paranoid about vandalism that they're giving us 3 car trains in the weekend
before Christmas, you'd think they'd be in a rush to get a 6 car train out
of night time service.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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