Re: Why repaint/refurbish the Tulloch Trailers

["Darren Yates" <dyates@pnc.com.au>]

So why not get rid of them at the same time as the other red rattlers rather
than just repainting them????
Let me guess. Short of rolling-stock?
Darren

David Johnson wrote in message <358115CB.F0388D73@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.
>
>--
>David Johnson
>CityRail Guard
>trainman@ozemail.com.au
>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
>
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