Re: Wegmann Sleeper question

["Ross \(Goldie\) Goldspink" <goldicom@powerup.com.au>]

Sure is a barrier, travelled on the coaches (2nd class) many a time.

It is velvety sort of cover on about 1 1/2" rope.

The earlier timber coaches, aircond and not, had a similar arrangement with
a red velvet.  They were used for Military leave trains in the late fifties
(probably retired when too vandalised by their disrespectful passengers.

Goldie


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> I found this picture from Chris Drymalik's ComRail homepage
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> http://www.railpage.org.au/comrails/common/html/pf08.html
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> take a look at the upper berth, there is some sort of barrier(I assume
> it is not a stair) possibly to prevent passengers from fell off.
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> I also notice this is a standard for all the 1st class twinette as show
> in photo in this page:
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> http://www.railpage.org.au/comrails/cr_carriages/html/f_cc000100.html
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> Are there any other type of sleeper carriage in Australia having such
> top berth barrier design?
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> James
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