Re: [NSW] M set seating capacity

["trendy rechauffé" <trendy_rechauffe@start.com.au>]

The M sets have a smaller guards section than the Tangaras which adds a
little more room for seating,  plus they are probably counting the extra
fold down seats behind the driver's cab.

You can look at some photos of the M set mock-up on my web site at

www.geocities.com/trendy_rechauffe

In other related news, I've heard that the M sets will now be replacing the
Tulloch trailers and some of the early standard double deck power cars
numbered from C3805 as they are nearing the end of their 30 year design
life. (Some will need a lot of work if they are going to last another two
years anyway, especially with their rivets popping!)

bye tr



Chris Downs <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> The gondola section of the Millennium trains will have 9 rows of seats
(each
> 5 across) adjacent to the windows whereas the Tangaras, K sets, S/R-set
> motor cars only have 8 rows adjacent to the windows in the gondola
section.
> That gives 10 extra seats per car minus whatever longitudinal seats you
> loose in at the ends of the car.  Not dissimilar to Comeng and Goninan
> trailers which have 9 rows adjacent to the windows
>
> All styles of cars have a varying number of seats over/under the stairs in
> the gondola section but I see no gain over Tangaras being made there.
>
> Chris
>
>
> Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
> 87lvp0$loq$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:87lvp0$loq$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
> > How the world does Clyde Engineering manage to fit an extra 30 seats for
> > each M set? According to the Millennium Train brochure, the seating
> capacity
> > for a 4 car consist of D-N-N-D coded M set carriages would be 450, but
for
> > the T sets, the D cars will hold 98 and the N cars hold 112, which when
> made
> > into a 4 car consist it'll hold 420 people
> >
> >
> >
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