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Re: (aus) Real Time Passenger Counting Trains ??
- Subject: Re: (aus) Real Time Passenger Counting Trains ??
- From: The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 12:36:57 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
- References: <eRVA4.51586$3b6.211032@ozemail.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:4009
If you fully apply the brakes on a train and the compensators are woking
correctly, the more people on the train the higher the reading of the
brake cylinder guage.
rgds
D&M wrote:
>
> Hello all
>
> I was listening to some rail staff, and they mentioned suburban trains that
> could tell how many people are on them, Something to do with the weight of
> the train. I heard it has something to do with the secondry air suspension.
> Has anyone heard of such trains in oz or are they only overseas?.
>
> If anyone could point me to some info I would appreciate it.
>
> Regard
>
> Devon
> uwhod2@hotmail.com