Re: [NSW] some history (w set correction)

["Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>]

trendy rechauffé wrote in message ...
>
>Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
>84nm87$avo$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:84nm87$avo$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
>> Hubert Lam wrote in message <84nl5k$afq$1@news1.mpx.com.au>...
>> >Just looking for some history of how State/CityRail marshalled suburban
>> >trains before 1994--I remember seeing something about that "R" sets were
>> >different and all that (plus some info on things like "W" sets...I never
>> >really got a chance to get on a red rattler...apart from a repainted
>> Tulloch
>> >car!!!)
>>
>> Aaaaahhhh - the red rattlers. I remember them (showing my age now)!
>>
>> Basically (and open to correction from those in a better position to
>know),
>> the single deckers were targetted based on their depot - so there were
>> (originally) F, B, H and M sets for (respectively) Flemington, Bankstown
>> (Punchbowl), Hornsby and Mortdale depots.
>>
>> Upon the introduction of the new carriages in the mid-50's (single deck
>> interurban and "sputnik cars) these cars were allocated the U and W
>> allocation respectively.
>>
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>
>The single deck sputnik cars were actually targeted S (for suburban) when
>they entered service.

I am glad that someone took me up on my "open to correction from those in a
better position to know" comment! :-)

Dave