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Re: [NSW] Noise from stabled CityRail trains
- Subject: Re: [NSW] Noise from stabled CityRail trains
- From: John MacCallum <engineman@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 18:06:29 +1000
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Same reason that 86's are left on the Air.
When the batteries go flat they are a pain in the arse
to get going again.
Chris Downs wrote:
> The Blue Mountains Gazette contained an article today concerning locals at Mt
> Victoria complaining about the noise from stabled V-sets. Numerous sets are
> stabled every night with some stabled for the duration of the weekend. The
> cars are stabled with pantographs raised and the noise was put down to the
> compressors and generators.
>
> Why aren't these sets stabled with their pantographs lowered each evening and
> thus compressors and generators (I didn't know these made perpetual noise)
> off? Regarding other locations I've noticed that most (all?) cars stabled at
> Penrith have their pantographs raised while cars (air-conditioned) stabled on
> Blacktown's down refuge had their pants down last Saturday.
>
> Chris