Re: [NSW] T4251

["Tom" <hammerheads@optusnet.com.au>]

how is that hard?
makes sense to me that you press the button for the door to open.
tom

Peter <No.email.spam@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> When the chopper sets were introduced, the doors were opened by the
> passengers pussing a button on the door (only on one of the pair). The
> chime was to used to indicate that the doors had been released by the
> guard.
>
> There was also a visual display of moving leds on the exterior
> consisting of <> characters which moved from centre to edge to indicate
> doors could be opened and >< characters moving from edge to centre when
> closing.
>
> Like Tangarra, most Sydney people did not seem capable to grasp the 'new
> technology' and press the button to exit/enter the train - mind the
> railways did not do much to educate them either!
>
> Peter
>
> Tom wrote:
> >
> > what is the three note chime for?
> > is it for some sort of warning for the door?
> > rgds
> >
> > Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
> > 0f7viso5qq6i2lc79k4dsftlq0gp6hnspu@4ax.com">news:0f7viso5qq6i2lc79k4dsftlq0gp6hnspu@4ax.com...
> > > Was on T4251 ("twins" with C3598, 8-car C2 on Friday). When the doors
> > opened the three note
> > > descending chime played!!!!
> > >
> > > It actually sounds much better than what the Tangaras do when the
doors
> > open. When was this chime
> > > disabled on the C sets? Would T4251 be the only car that hasn't had it
> > disabled? Or are they
> > > re-enabling it? (I doubt that though!)
> > >
> > >
> > >