Re: S Sets & Airconditioners...

["Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@mail.com>]

To add to that: the 3rd gen K sets also had white on the front, with orange and
red stripes similar to the end of the DCM V set cars. C3550/T4216 were (but
aren't any more) the only 2nd gen cars with a/c, and were distinctive in that
they had a/c, but no beige interior or white/red/orange front. It and all the
other 2nd gen motor cars had just plain unpainted metal on the front.

Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
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> "Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
> 8t7p5g$770$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8t7p5g$770$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > 3 generations now!!!!
> >
> > what's the age difference between the 2-car K sets and the glued window
> > ones and between the glued window and sealed window ones?
> 
> The first generation cars were built as prototypes, and were built with
> air-conditioning  fitted - they are numbered C3501-04 and D4096-99.
> 
> The next series are numbered C3505-50 and T4171-4216, and were (apart from
> C3550/T4216) built with forced air ventilation equipment. They had the
> standard beige interior. The last two cars of this order, C3550/T4216, were
> fitted with air-conditioning when built, as the SRA wanted to have a full 8
> car set available when one of the initial group were out of service (makes
> you wonder why they did not air-condition the lot then). C3550/T4216 were
> delivered about mid-way through this order.
> 
> The last lot, C3551-80 and T4217-T4246, were also fitted with forced air
> ventilation, but had the yellow interior with the speckled yellow and brown
> seating. They were retrofitted with air-conditioning a number of years ago
> (late eighties?????) They can be distinguished from the earlier series by
> the upper deck windows, which are a bit higher (you can tell by the rain
> run-off drain).
> 
> Dave
> 
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