Re: [NSW] V set Destination Indicators

[The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

We have had many prototypes.Sounds as if you red Tangara one was as
well.
Speaking of destos, can anyone remember the series 4 Goninan car that
had the 2 destos on it from sector 1?
One had Bondi Jtn in it and I can't remember what the other one had.
Boy was that a poxy one.

rgds

Hubert Lam wrote:
> 
> But to be honest, indicators don't really work like this. Basically only 2
> modes of public transport need indicators on themselves: buses, light rail
> (that shares tracks with other physical or logical lines). With trains that
> share physical/logical lines with each other such as Sydney the aim would be
> reliable info on the platform.
> 
> I've seen a pic of a V set with a "route number" on it (it may have been its
> run number). Were these destination indicators supposed to display these run
> numbers as well? What about the destination indicators on Tangaras? They're
> even more of a waste!!!! (I remember D6144 had a nice destination indicator
> that operated in the colour red. Where has that gone?)
> 
> "Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@eisa.net.au> wrote in message
> 8at247$qj0$1@news.eisa.net.au">news:8at247$qj0$1@news.eisa.net.au...
> > I feel like writing to the Transport Minister complaining about the non
> > progress and the obvious waste of money in respect of the destination
> > indicator program. Are they ever going to work. Is any section of City
> Rail
> > responsible for the debacle. Instead of wasting money on disasters like
> this
> > they should be spending their money to ensure disasters such as Glenbrook
> do
> > not re-occur. Why are they taking them off V sets? Next thing they will
> take
> > the bloody lot off and put them in the scrap bin where they belong.
> > Cheers
> > Rod Gayford
> > "The Railway Rasputin II" <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
> > 38D20EA0.2FF02D0A@fastlink.com.au">news:38D20EA0.2FF02D0A@fastlink.com.au...
> > > Saw 8025 today.
> > > So typical of Goninans not to restore things back to normal.
> > >
> > > rgds
> > >
> > > abp wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Goninans at Broadmeadow have a program in place to remove the
> > Destination
> > > > Indicators from V set InterCity cars. Where the destination indicators
> > are
> > > > being removed a sheet of fibreglass is being pop rivetted on to the
> nose
> > > > cone in place of the indicator. The headlights on these cars have not
> > been
> > > > returned to their original position. Cars treated include 8040,8025&
> > 8022
> >
> >