Re: XPT question

Greg Young (greggy@acay.com.au)
12 Aug 97 18:49:24 GMT

No there is crew communication and radio to stations and signalboxes.
cheers
Greg young

Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au> wrote in article
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> Hi,
>
> Was talking with a V/Line driver on my way home the other night, and he
> pointed out that when he travelled on the XPT in NSW some time ago, they
> had no driver's rear-view mirrors, and no end-to-end radio. The only
> communication between the driver and conductor was the time-honoured
> 'bell' system.
>
> Is this still the case?
>
> Cheers,
> Craig.
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