Re: [NSW] Cityrail Millennium Train

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Chris" <chrisc@fl.net.au> wrote in message 3a977916$1@fl.net.au">news:3a977916$1@fl.net.au...
> What's your problem?

It is just Tezza being Tezza.

Dave

> "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> > "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.
> >
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> >  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
> > |
> > |
> > | "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
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> > | > > 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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