Re: BTN car and other stuff

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

I saw this car in Spencer Street on Monday afternoon looking rather spiffy.
Would look a little better painted blue and gold and with 1st class seats
perhaps coded AZ. Oh well at least the bodies survive for someone to
eventually restore them to their original glory. Remember the days when AZ
cars had 48 seats - boy was there some leg room. It was worth paying the 1st
class fare to travel.

DEL.

Craig Haber wrote:

> G'day,
>
> I noted in the pass yard yesterday arvo (7/12) a carriage numbered
> BTN 263.
>
> It appears to be former ACZ/BCZ 263, fitted with BN type seats.  Now
> it's pretty hard to tell just in passing, but I think the former Conny's
> module may have been removed.  It's coded _H_, so it's a 415V HEP only
> car.
>
> Speaking of seats, what sort do the Bluebird cars have?
>
> On 7/12 8237 (1800 Warrnambool pass) had A71+S300, the A was being
> worked to Warrnambool account excess loading on the goods!  It seems the
> Warrnambool goods is very well loaded, they have at times been forced to
> leave loading behind, exceeding the max for one A class (which I think
> is around 1100t on the up?).  And just think there used to be more
> loading - fastrack for Colac and Warrnambool is now off the rails and on
> road. ):
>
> Cheers,
> CH.
> --
> Craig Haber
> albatross@harnessnet.com.au
> http://www.harnessnet.com.au
> "It's hard to soar like an eagle when you're surrounded by turkeys"