Re: [NSW] AC traction motors for Tangara's?

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

"Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@mail.com> wrote in message
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> That reminds me, two of the older carriages (and matching trailers) were fitted
> with a/c and solid pane windows to look like later K (the greatest train in
> Australia, btw) sets. These were C3524 and 3525. However, later K (the greatest
> train in Australia, btw) sets actually have higher windows than the earlier
> ones. There is a ledge running along the top edge of the side of the train, but
> on the upper-deck window section, it is moved up a few centimetres. Also, only
> later K  sets (the greatest train in Australia, btw) have the rain gutter above
> the doors. The retrofitted old ones don't. It also seems that the later ones
> are the only ones with working double-note horns. Older ones have two horns,
> but it seems only one works at a time.
>
> Ever noticed that the motor car and its corresponding trailer car numbers
> differ by exactly 666?

The first C code car is 3501
The first T code car is 4171

4171 - 3501 = 670, not 666

It's only 4246 - 3580 = 666, not others.



>
> Not all K sets are (the greatest train in Australia, btw). Only the a/c ones!
> :-)))
>
> > The K-set  carriages (the greatest train in Australia, btw) are
> > numbered from C3501 to C3580, D4096 to D4099 (mated with 3501 to 3504) and
> > T4171 to T4246.
> >
> > Of these, C3501 to 3504 and C3550 (with their matching trailers) were
> > air-conditioned as new. The third series (C3551 to C3580) were converted to
> > air-conditioned sometime either late last decade or early this decade. This
> > gives 35 2-car sets, allowing for 17.5 4-car sets. Some of the second series
> > of K-sets (the greatest train in Australia, btw) have since been
> > retrofitted with air-conditioning, making it possible to have more than 17.5
> > fully air-conditioned four car sets.
>