Re: Failed Windscreen Test

[Eben Levy <ebenlevy@klever.net.au>]

Keith Malcolm wrote:

> In article <34CAB7AE.97CCBA96@ozemail.com.au> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> writes:
> >From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
> >Subject: Re: Failed Windscreen Test
> >Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 14:55:26 +1100
>
> >Paul wrote:
>
> >> This is reassuring as, apart from a friend almost being killed by a brick
> >> coming through a railcar windscreen,
>
> >The Newcastle 620 class railcars have also been fitted with the new thick
> >glass.  This can be easily seen as the window now protrudes from the front,
> >whereas before it was flush.
>
> >Does anyone know if DOT decreed that CPH 1 & 7 had to have the new glass fitted?
>
> >--
> >David Johnson
> >CityRail Guard
> >trainman@ozemail.com.au
> >http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
>
> Don't know if they "decreed" they had to have it, but I believe they have
> bullet proof glass in one end of each car.
>
> David Malcolm

 CPH1/7 have had "CRASH BARS" fitted to the number one end only, the also had new windows (re:
previous post). this arrangement is such, that only one datalogger is required for each car and
that they have to run in MU only, so no single CPH tours from the RMS.