Re: (Vic) 3CM and OH vehicles

["Peter J. Vincent" <pjv101@netspace.com.au>]

> A few questions for anybody:
>   When 3CM was used as the overhead inspection car from 1977 to 1980,
> did it: run on its own, have two pantographs as 1447M, and was it
> painted yellow as 1447M or did it retain its "Fast Parcels" livery; or
> was it painted red?

No, 3 CM ran with the pan up and the traction equipment isolated. It was
never repainted and ran as a normal CM after OI Car went into service.

Have photos of every 3 CM set that ran as greaser, if required.

The OI Car entered service as OI Car and was unclassed until about 1984
when computerisation of records required a class/number. At that time it
became 1447M but this ID was never externally applied.

>   Also, did the overhead maintenance vehicles, OH1-32, all run together
> as one train or were they broken up to form smaller trains as required?
> 

Thats a good question. The OH clas came into existance in 1951 for the
gippsland electrification and ran as one train. The H vans with modified
roofs were in use from 1918 for the Melb elec project. 

-- 
Peter J. Vincent

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