Re: Push-pull

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

Reuben Farrelly wrote:

> Hi,
>
> David & Julie Donald <dsjmd@hermes.net.au> wrote in message
> 35B280EF.56B571C9@hermes.net.au...
> >Here is another of those inane questions.
> >
> >Apart from the situations listed below, and as well as EMU's/DMU's, can any
> >reader think of any other situations where Australian or New Zealand rail
> >operators use a system of "push-pull" (sometimes also referred to as "top
> and
> >tail".
> >
> >The ones that readily came to my mind were:
> >(b) some of what I will call the Outer Suburban / InterUrban passenger
> traffic
> >(notably on the Bendigo line (e.g. Kyneton), Seymour, and Bacchus Marsh)
> running
> >around Melbourne, where there was two three-car sets (from memory, "H'
> sets)
> >combined into one six-car set, with a P-class on either end (I think that
> there
> >was a variation whereby the sets were joined, such that the second loco was
> in
> >the middle of the train) - I believe that the reason for this working
> related to
> >the HEP equipment, and the fact that the equipment in a single P-class was
> >inadequate to supply the necessary power etc to all six cars;
>
> As far as I know, there haven't been *any* push-pull's to Kyneton at least
> not recently.  This arrangement is frequently used on the late afternoon
> trains to Sunbury though, as it makes the job of turning around and going
> back to Spencer St quite a lot easier :-)
>
> In fact, I doubt there have been any P class locos go past Sunbury.
> Sprinters and N classes usually take this run.  Anyone have any ideas why P
> class's don't run past Sunbury?  (Or is it just that the hill at Rupertswood
> is too steep?)

Well, I photographed P16 and P18 in spencer street on the 13th of july but
stupid me forgot to look where the thing was goin :-}

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Bye for now,

Eben

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