Re: [Vic] Geelong Line CLOSED

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Chris Gordon (cmgord@spaten.ecr.mu.oz.au) wrote:
> > Does it make any difference to have a set the wrong way around? Of interest 
> > I saw an MFS car sitting in Central station platform 4 yesterday (Long 
> > Lunch Train I think) and it's "MELB END" was actually facing to what would 
> > be the Sydney end (:

> Not sure how much difference it makes, but you will find all N sets, H
> sets, Z and S cars and LPDRVs (Sprinters) have "East End" and "West End"
> marked on them. (quite a lot of things in Melbourne are based on the East
> and West system).

That was the way they would face at Flinders St, where Up becomes Down
again.

The reason for having the cars, and hence N sets, that way around is (was)
so first class passengers don't have as far to walk on arriving at Spencer
St.

Cheers
David