Re: [NSW] Saturday's TRain Sightings

[Robert Harris <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

Hubert Lam wrote:

> > I apologise and thanks for the correction on the R set (the Rocket
> > one). I always have a confusion between an R and S set!


R sets are 6 car S sets. 



> > I'm just a little bit confused also betwwen a K and C set.
> > Aren't C-SETs the airconditioned (fully, throughout the carriage)
> > surburban type trains?
> > I'm dead sure they are, or are they K-Sets?
> 
> The entire fleet of K sets are also fully air conditioned. However only
> a handful have fully sealed windows (i.e. one pane, not the stupid glued
> ones).
> 
> C sets are simply, K sets that use chopper controls instead of (is it
> camshaft?). The distinction between a C and K set is that C sets have
> blue target plates (Flemington) and K sets have black target plates
> (Hornsby)
>
 
Yes to a camshaft

It would be wise no to use target plates as a distintion. 
Overnight they could be transfered to another sector.

> >
> > The reaon why I'm asking again is yes on Saturday at Strathfield (Where
> > most of my sightings in this message were) I kept seeing air-coned
> > Surburbans with K Set target plates.
> >
>


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