Re: [VIC] Connex RC set up way past its bed time!!

[Mick Stock <mstock@bigpond.net.au>]

Sam Eades wrote:
> 
> Paul McCabe <a@a.com> wrote in message
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> > > Connex RC set 595M/596M + 612M/613M seen very late this evening at
> > > Greensborough.
> >
> > Are they no longer on specific rosters?  I heard one was operating on the
> > Alamein line mid-week.
> 
> Now that all of the drivers know how to use them, they go wherever they end
> up. They are usually no out after 19.00 though, to make sure they are not
> vandalised. I am yet to see one operating in revenue service as a 3 car set
> (only 6).
> 
> Sam

On Friday (5/1/01) 19:09 FSS to Ringwood - 6 cars.  However when my train
(19:17 Lilydale) got to Ringwood, there was no sign of the Connex RC in any of
the sidings at Ringy - maybe it was sent to bed at Bayswater?? (It didn't head
back towards to city).  

It seems that the Connex RCs have been used quite heavily on the
Lilydale/Belgrave runs during the last week - I've passed at least one every
trip I've been on this year!  Now if only they would use one to replace the
crappy Hitachi's that keep getting used on the 8:56 Belgrave to city run each
morning and the 17:17 FSS to Lilydale....  why is it that these two services
are Hitachis on average at least 4 out of 5 days? About the only time they are
comengs is on Fridays (Thursdays instead on some weeks).

Mick.

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Mick Stock
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