Re: [Melb] New trains?

[Mark Bau <markbau@earthlink.net>]

in article 5NJl6.43617$o85.240308@news-server.bigpond.net.au, Daniel Bowen
at dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au wrote on 2/24/01 12:54 AM:

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> "John McCallum" <mccallum@melbpc.org.au> wrote in message
> 3A970EA7.2BF022A9@melbpc.org.au">news:3A970EA7.2BF022A9@melbpc.org.au...
>> The width of Comeng trains in Melbourne and Adelaide is only sufficient
>> for 5 seats across. Six would be possible at the ends if there was no
>> end door.
> 
> They used to have 6 at the ends, before they put the end doors in for the
> short-lived roving guards. What a waste of money that was!
> 
> 
> Daniel
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> Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
> dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
> http://www.danielbowen.com/
> 
> 
You must be talking about Adelaide Comeng's because Melbourne's Comeng's
were delivered with end doors.

Mark