> >I've also seen it [splitting sets] done at Gosford with loaded V sets. In
> Jan 1997 I
> >travelled from newcastle to Sydney. It was a 4 car V set ex-Newcastle, and
> >another was added to the front at Gosford.
>
>
> I have been at Belgrave (outer Melbourne) when they were switching from 6
> car to 3 car operation for the night. The train was still connected when I
> got on but the rear three cars were locked up. When we moved off, there was
> a rush of air and when I next looked we only had 3 cars. This train split as
> the train moved off, is this against the rules and regulations?
They used to do that all the time at Flinders St many years ago. They only
started kicking everyone off the trains when the Comengs started service.
I've seen them do it on rare occassions at FS recently, but generally only
if the train to be spilt is running very late.
Mick.
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