Re: [NSW] Noise from stabled CityRail trains

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

"Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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| 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.


CityRail sets are usually stabled on the air - ie with pantos raised. At
certain locations where people are stupid enough to live near a train line
and then complain about it, they are usually stabled off the air. , eg
Blacktown, Liverpool, Cronulla.

I'm not qualified in V sets but they may have motor alternators like C sets
which are very noisy. Far less problems are encountered if trains are left
on the air.