Re: (NSW) - Dapto to Kiama Electrification

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Railway Rasputin II" <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
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> Here is more of this M set bullshit.
> So you you are going to use wide bodied single/double deckker rolling
> stock in tracks that can't handle them for passenger use?

Where have I suggested that?

> Show me the documentation of the allocation of the leter "M" to the 4GT
> so I can update my work manuals.
> Or if you want to look like a total moron go to the guys in the
> 4GT/Mellenium train project and start talking about "M" sets.

Gawd, chill out, "M" set is just an easy and convenient way of describing
the "Millenium" trains, and it takes a lot less keytrokes.

> Correct me if I am wrong but wan't it you that made a song and dance
> about the Vic Tangara?

You are wrong.

(off topic stuff NOT snipped so that others can try and identify where I
suggested using wide bodied stock in [sic] tracks that can't handle them.)

Dave

> rgds
>
>
>
> Dave Proctor wrote:
> >
> > <eikkert@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:8jhrfn$u8u$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > > They already use G sets on the longer haul interurbans to Dapto - even
> > > the peak hour expresses. This is kinda annoying since they only have
one
> > > loo and hold fewer people than a V set. Give me a V set any day.
> >
> > Agreed.
> >
> > > But the point: where will the extra trains come in? I don't think
> > > efficiency gains will be all that helpful - peak hour especially it's
> > > pretty tight right now. In the peak some trains have a layover of only
> > > 10 minutes at Dapto before returning. Sydney - Dapto - Sydney in 4
> > > hours.
> >
> > Efficiency improvements can do a hell of a lot. Use the G sets on outer
> > suburban runs exclusively (ALL Wyong services, for example) and use M
sets
> > on suburban runs where the G sets used to run. The V sets released by
the G
> > sets would be used on longer interurban runs (Kiama, Katoomba and West,
> > north of Wyong), G sets would operate on all shorter interurban runs
(Port
> > Kembla, Springwood, Wyong).
> >
> > Dave