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Re: CityRail (NSW) Where is set V69
Tangaras (T sets) are very good when you take into account the lack of
maintenance, the high usage rates (especially compared to G sets). The dirty
habbits of many passengers and vandals. And the Goninan quality!
bye tr
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> Anita Lukaszyk <neety@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > > **I think the six car V-set ranges from V60 to V68 only as I observed
> the
> > > V-sets in the past 4 years.
> >
> > Dan, this sounds a bit odd. You actually bothered to look at V sets? I
> > thought you were 100% against them! Aren't you pro-Tangara? (sorry,
> > Tangarbage...)
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> Hi Anita,
>
> I didn't say I hate the V-sets completely, they are very good trains to
> travel on especially the newer seats (new green vinyl). I don't like the
old
> orange (part-cloth) seats because it becomes dirty easily. I wish the
doors
> on the V-sets can be opened automatically rather than I have to turn the
> handle to open. And the some of the V-set looks odd - bit of an eyesore to
> me (converted trailer front look facing the middle normal trailers) when
the
> driving motors are converted to trailers. (Remember - all are my opinion
> only as some will disagree with me on here and that).
>
> As I said before Tangara has problems here and there like fogging
windows -
> same with V-sets, fixed cloth seats which are hard & dirty easily (T-sets
> only) and doors don't close properly or open properly especially in the
> middle between carriages which irritates me. The Tangaras are one of my
> favourite trains because I like the modern look - my opinion.
>
> Please name the design or mechanical problems you think the Tangara has
> problems with??? ie. fogging windows etc.
>
> Cheers.
> ---------------------------------------
> Danny Mok
> dan@flex.com.au
> FordGhia's Railway & Transport Page
> http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~phil05
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