Re: [NSW] Tangara refurbishments

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

But a lot of CityDeckered "T" coded cars were actually "D" cars only with
their driver's compartment converted to seating!


"The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
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> Ok.
> There are no set plans for the targets of the new trains. (If there is I
> havn't seen it.) Going on their method over the past 15 years it will
> probably be an "M" but having said this the powers that be that lurk on
> this NG will probably change it.
> There are 4 possible uses for the excess power cars if they are silly to
> do a mass removal of the Tulloch trailer cars. (personally I think they
> should get the series 1 Comeng power cars and the tulloch cars
> "permantly coupled" into an 8 car sets and used on Bankstown circles and
> spare sets.) Anyway:
>
> 1    4 power cars on 6 car R sets. (Pocket Rockets)
> 2    Power cars become interchangeable with others for maintainance.
> (whats that?)
> 3    Power cars get converted to trailers (Yuck)
> 4    3 cars sets (like the NC sets) with potentioal use for all night
> services.
>
> I don't think even Cityrail will be so stupid as to get rid of the power
> cars in one hit.
>
> rgds
>
>
>
>
>
> Rod Gayford wrote:
> >
> > By what you stated on your other posting re M sets replacing Tulloch &
early
> > Com Eng cars I still doubt if there will be enough spare cars to allow
the
> > withdrawal of T sets for refurbishment. I always thought it was a con
job on
> > the part of City Rail that the M sets would be additional as I couldn't
see
> > a logical solution to replacing all the Tulloch cars without reducing
> > overall set numbers as what becomes of the spare power cars. Other than
> > converting them to trailer cars (which has not been very unsuccessful
with
> > other conversions) you now cannot knock up a batch of single trailer
cars to
> > replace old trailer cars like happened in the past.  I note you say the
> > spare Com Eng power cars are to be scrapped.  Can any body be bothered
> > working out the maths of 56 Tulloch cars scrapped with usually 2
Tullochs
> > per 8 car set.  May mean a loss of 14 sets.  And how many M cars have
been
> > ordered?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Rod gayford
> >
> > "trendy rechauff? <trendy_rechauffe@start.com.au> wrote in message
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> > >
> > > Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> > > > Are there any plans, under discussion or even implemented, to
> > "refurbish"
> > > > the T sets (new seats/window seat "footrest")? It seems that in some
> > cars
> > > > the seats have been replaced with new (i.e. clean, unscratched) ones
and
> > > the
> > > > blue and yellow stripes running under the door and lower deck
windows
> > have
> > > > been renewed on most Mortdale T sets.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > I doubt anything will be done till after the M sets come into service
as
> > > they'd be too short of cars to send any T sets away for refurbishment.
> > >
> > > bye tr
> > >
> > >
> > > Visit trendy's trainpage at:
> > >
> > > www.geocities.com/trendy_rechauffe
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >