Re: English Railway Accident

["keith malcolm" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>]

chris 'fufas' grace <chris@transdata.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Yes you do. You have just described classic push-pull operation. When
> the DVT is at the front of the train, it is being pushed. When it's at
> the back, it's being pulled. Exactly the same as the original push
> pull with a steam engine at one end and a driving trailer at the
> other.
>

Actually the problem is the misinterpretation of terms. In Australia a push
pull train is one with a loco at both ends, like out XPTs or your HSTs. Just
remember you are in aus.rail and not uk.rail. I'm not having a go at you
either.

Dave Malcolm