Re: S Sets & Airconditioners...

[Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com>]

I remember seeing some cars with the candy front but with openable
windows before being CityDeckered.

Why was that so?

In article <01c03f0e$fc3508c0$55dc36cb@tfboles>,
  "Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@mail.com> wrote:
> To add to that: the 3rd gen K sets also had white on the front, with
orange and
> red stripes similar to the end of the DCM V set cars. C3550/T4216
were (but
> aren't any more) the only 2nd gen cars with a/c, and were distinctive
in that
> they had a/c, but no beige interior or white/red/orange front. It and
all the
> other 2nd gen motor cars had just plain unpainted metal on the front.
>
> Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
> <42KJ5.92692$bI6.3292866@news1.giganews.com>...
> > "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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