Re: T/G Sets

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Dongbert" <nospam.dongbert@start.com.au> wrote in message
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> > A T Set coupled to a G Set is probably a common site if it were a
> > surburban area. But I would assume an all out 8 Car G-SET if it were
> > operating from the Intercity Areas of the Network.
>
> It's never the intention to mix Gs and Ts in any sector of the Network. A
> few years back, commuting from the Main North to Chatswood via Hornsby, I
> saw Gs and Ts mixed up all the time on the Central Coast services. My
> colleagues who suffered these things from points north of Gosford were
> ropeable. It was never planned to be that way, but hey, things get mixed up.
> It's not dissimilar to getting a 4-car T set when the 'table is for an 8 in
> the middle of the morning peak!

I think the hundreds of people trying to squeeze into 4 less cars would really
sympathise with those poor people not having a moveable seat back or having to
go to the next set for a piss.



> What do you mean about "2GT" and "3GT"?

I believe 2GT is S/C/K, 3GT is T/G


> The two types of Tangara are identical.
> So, these two types of Tangara are compatible. But not with the
> other cars which use knuckle couplers. In suburban service, "G" (chopper
> control) sets only run with their own kind,

That would be C.


> "K" likewise (although there are several design variations).

K often runs together with S.