Re: Refurbished Comeng set, Melbourne [Vic.]

["Johann Fan" <jyfx@optusnet.com.au>]

Went for a ride in it on the 1526up Glen Waverley... pretty much what I
expected after reading the posts on here =) Although the staff weren't
handing out anything today. The display wasn't working at all in 575M-576M
but was fixed at FSS. There were probably more staff on board at GWY then
passengers! And its also good to see people staring at the Connex Comeng
instead of the 4D ("the new train") at FSS this afternoon...

cheers
Johann

Chris Gordon wrote in message <39C6FD65.78A42EB4@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au>...
>> > Today (Mon.18.9), a six-car refurbished Connex Trains Comeng set ran on
>> > public services: Epping - Belgrave - Glen Waverley - Lilydale - Epping.
>> > The set will be running the same roster all week, splitting after
>> > returning from Belgrave (half kept at Flinders St pfm 1 west for crew
>> > training; half returning to Epping).
>> > I rode on the 8.05 down Belgrave, and 9.22 up.
>>
>> And what did you think?
>
>Great.
>
>> I sat in the rear most car on the way to Lilydale.
>
>Umm, I was in the front car both ways.
>
>> The new seats are very hard, and you seam to sit 'on' them rather than in
>> them. Its like you are going to fall out of the seats while crossing a
>> junction. Perhaps they are a little wider which is thoughtful. Not sure
of
>> the underseat look, very bear.
>
>Yes the extra room and different layout is better.  Having spend the
>whole day on the thing I was in less pain then I would spending a whole
>day on a Comeng or Hitachi (which I have done).
>
>> The colour scheme looks great, if a little cold looking inside. WHERES
THE
>> CARPET!  The lack of carpet seems to make the ride noisier than the
>> un-referbished trains, not mention adding to the cold feeling factor.
Carpet
>> could have just been excluded in the door ways.
>
>Look at the carpet in any Comeng, it is dirty and shit.  I would rather
>have a floor like that which can be cleaned.  Also when Connex did there
>survey the asked the following and got the following answer:
>Would you like carpet in your trains? YES
>Did the train you just hopped out of have carpet? I DON'T KNOW.
>
>
>> The scorling information signs might have something of more interest than
>> "Welcome to Connex Trains" over and over again, how about some news
>> headlines?
>
>No this will tell you what the next station is, and the stopping
>conditions of the train and any connections, eg:
>"NEXT CAMBERWELL, CHANGE FOR ALAMEIN LINE, THIS TRAINS RUNS EXPRESS TO
>BOX HILL"
>
>
>> I liked the new windows at the end of the cars, and the front of the
train
>> looks great.
>
>Agree.
>
>> Oh and the door next to me had a real nice squeek rattle, sounded like a
>> real old banger.
>>
>> Perhaps they might actually wash this one now and then.  The old ones are
>> totally disgusting, I don't think the outsides have EVER been washed.
>
>Go to Epping and watch, they do put a few trains through the Wash Dock
>each day. (Same for Bayside at North Melbourne)
>
>
>
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