Re: Wegmann Sleeper question

[thalytgv@my-deja.com]

In article <388d88fa@grissom>,
  "Ross \(Goldie\) Goldspink" <goldicom@powerup.com.au> wrote:
> 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.

None of the sleepers built after "Wegmann" had such velvety installed,
probabily the newer sleeper(Comeng, QR sleepers, XPT)  have better ride
quality so passengers less likely to fell off??

James


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