Re: Connex train splitting

["DJ" <someone@optus.com>]

I dont believe it as that is only acceptable on plats 5, 6 and above

"Paul Hambleton" <P.HambletonREMOVE@bom.gov.au> wrote in message
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> Honest guys - it wasn't an April Fool's joke. I really was talking to
Connex
> customer service (I hope!) and having the reason for the cancellation of
so
> many Alamein trains explained. The Connex person said that problems arose
> when something went wrong with the splitting procedure. He suggested that
> drivers were unwilling to go down onto the tracks to rectify the problem.
> I'm only reporting what I was told and I made the original call to Connex
at
> least a week before April Fool's day. They didn't ring back on April
Fool's
> day either - it was 3rd April.
> Paul Hambleton
>
> "Michael" <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message
> 908CBBD3FgunzelT333@203.164.20.149">news:908CBBD3FgunzelT333@203.164.20.149...
> > ben_issacs@optusnet.com.au (William Pearce) wrote in
> > <3ae3daa6$0$25511$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>:
> >
> > >    Fellow Travellers,
> > >    Don't all of the refurb. Connex sets have Scharfenberg (? spelling)
> > >auto. couplers, if this is so then there should be no need for anyone
to
> > >be on the ground when coupling or uncoupling is done as it all should
be
> > >worked from the cab, that was the point of fitting such couplers.
> >
> > All Comeng's have Scharfenburg couplers. The original post seems
> > suspiciously close to April 1, perhaps it's another April fools joke
that
> > turned into a rumour (like my 4D one).
> >
> > Unless of course they plan on dividing and joining Hitachi trains, which
> is
> > highly unlikely.
> >
> > MK.
> >
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> >
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>
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