Re: ID boards (nsw)

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

"David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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| On Wed, 9 May 2001 21:13:16 +1000, "Brendan"
|
| >Saw an S set today (S 86?) which instead of the usual ID plate on the
front
| >had white lettering on clear plastic glued to the front of the train. Is
| >this going to become mainstream?
|
| Too many "Cookie Monsters" kept stealing the target plates, so they
| started pop rivetting the targets to the front of the trains.   Now
| they just put the letters and numbers on the train and abolish the
| plate all together.

Maybe we should ask Hubert if he has a full collection yet. :-)