Re: [NSW] Cityrail Millennium Train

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

"Chris" <chrisc@fl.net.au> wrote in message 3a96ecda@fl.net.au">news:3a96ecda@fl.net.au...
| I didn't suggest anything like that,

Just because you didn't do it doesn't stop someone from wrongly accusing
you. You're good at it yourself.




 I'm sure they know what they are doing,
| but looking at the first picture they have some temporary horizontal
bracing
| inside the top level. (yes they are still welding) I thought it looked a
bit
| flimsy if it rolled over or if it was hit in the side by a cantenary mast
| etc.Maybe it will be stronger when they have finished.
| I'm sure the Bureau of Rail Safety of D.O.T. have the public's best
| interests in mind.
| Btw.... the Bureau of Rail Safety would have had a committee setting
| standards, made up of representatives of manufactures and rail
authorities.
|
| Chris
|
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| "Geoff Lillico" <glillic@msn.com.au> wrote in message
| JApl6.1603$v5.5993@newsfeeds.bigpond.com">news:JApl6.1603$v5.5993@newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
| > Yes there are standards in place.
| >
| > I would hazard a guess and say that not one correspondant to this thread
| is
| > a structural engineer and nor am I, but unless you have substantiated
| > evidence to the contrary, I believe it is unwise to suggest that these
new
| > trains do NOT comply to the standards set for the Bureau of Rail Safety
of
| > D.O.T. or those of the Australian Standards Authority.
| >
| > --
| > Geoff Lillico
| >
| >
| > "Chris" <chrisc@fl.net.au> wrote in message 3a961f9a$1@fl.net.au">news:3a961f9a$1@fl.net.au...
| > > it looks like it has the structural rigidity of a paper bag, I heard
in
| > the
| > > USA they have structural standards for new passenger rolling stock in
| case
| > > of accident, (just like cars). Do we have the same?
| > >
| > > Chris
| > > "Jonathan Lau" <jonlau@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
| > > news:3A94F2F3.2936033E@ozemail.com.au...
| > > > HET's website now contains pictures of the new Millennium Train.
| > > >
| > > > http://members.optushome.com.au/electrain/ClydePhotos_nn4.html
| > > >
| > > > Somehow it doesn't look like any of the proposed drawings and
pictures
| > > > I've seen.
| > > >
| > > > The additional middle window section in the upper and lower deck
| saloons
| > > > seems to have been omitted. Perhaps this was Clyde's solution to
save
| > > > weight?
| > > >
| > > > Regards,
| > > >
| > > > Jon Lau
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