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Re: [NSW] Sydney rollingstock
- Subject: Re: [NSW] Sydney rollingstock
- From: "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 11:03:35 +1000
- Distribution: world
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: OzEmail Ltd, Australia
- References: <395D4B95.15B12D2@yahoo.com> <395d50c5$0$17010$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:13458
S and R sets may consist of the same car types but to suggest that Tulloch,
Comeng and Goninan cars are almost the same???!!! I don't think so.
My apologies to the residents of the less populated states, but if you don't
like the thread, skip it.
Chris
Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
news:395d50c5$0$17010$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> R sets are the same as S sets, only 6 cars instead of 4. All built by
Commonwealth Engineering and
> some by Goninan (and some by Tulloch :-) )
> G sets are the same as T sets, only with toilets and different seats (more
comfortable) and slightly
> different front. All built by Goninan
> C and K sets are very similar. C sets are fully air-con, and a majority of
K sets are air-con (with
> conversions taking place now). The major difference between C and K is
that C sets use chopper
> traction control (and hence the whine when accelerating). All built by
Goninan
>
> V sets are all built by Comeng and are used for intercity electric
services.
>
> that really leaves you with 4 basic types.