Re: Tangara Doors

Jeff Lockwood (jeffl@australia.net.au)
26 Jul 1997 21:36:39

In a message of 26 Jul 97 Derek Woodlands wrote to me:

DW> From: kingpin@zip.com.au (Derek Woodlands) Date: Sat, 26 Jul 1997
DW> 09:18:07 GMT

DW> On 25 Jul 1997 22:26:39, jeffl@australia.net.au (Jeff Lockwood) wrote:
DW> >> The S.R.A. had such interlocks on one train in the 1940s ; based at
>> Flemington depot. It caused too many delays , so the interlocks were soon
>> disconnected. Since then they havn't put them in any more trains.

DW> 1940's?

DW> I didn't think powered doors came in until the late 1950's/early 1960's?

I think It was 1948 when they had the first one. The bloke who told me about that retired a few years ago.

Jeff Lockwood