Re: Wegmann Sleeper question

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

Can assure you neither the Weggman nor the earlier coaches needed these
constraints - they rode a lot smoother than current IP stock.

Mind you, as one conductor said in '88 when I last travelled the IP, as much
freight runs that track every day as did in a month when the Weggmans were
in regular use - and at that stage the concrete resleepering program was in
its infancy.

Goldie


<thalytgv@my-deja.com> wrote in message 86ml6v$2tc$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:86ml6v$2tc$1@nnrp1.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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