Re: Why repaint/refurbish the Tulloch Trailers

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

David Mewett wrote:

> On wednesday night I caught a train from Central to Wynyard and ended up
> in T4871 -it looked new on the outside & when I went in it had been
> repainted, new covers (still old blue nswgr style), the seats were fixed
> and a sign said "Seat Direction Fixed" on each side at each end. It
> still had the old DD style windows - half sliders
>
> It smelled freshly painted
>
> But why?

Because they are pieces of crap that urgently need an upgrade (for the first
time since 1955).  Fixing the seats is a great idea, because about half of them
can't be moved anyway due to vandalism or general failure.  The brakes on them
are abysmal.  The doors jam in the open position all the time, and they are too
wide to go to Newcastle/Thirroul.

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David Johnson
CityRail Guard
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