Re: Thanks for assistance

[brett.fitzpatrick@employment.gov.au]

In article <6ekjap$rs1$1@gruvel.une.edu.au>,
  dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage) wrote:
>
> John McCallum (mccallum@melbpc.org.au) wrote:
> >In article <01bd4f27$4c9fc5a0$LocalHost@mcdonald>, "M.B. and C.M.McDonald" <Michael.and.Colleen.Mcdonald@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>QR has seen some major changes since my first visit in 1982 where I was
> >>surprised to find "compartment" carriages with no door handles on the
> >>inside of doors.
> >>
> >>Michael McDonald
> >
> >Further to David Bromage's reply to your post, The Evans compartment cars are
> >now in use on the Zig Zag Railway near Lithgow in New South Wales.
> >As far as I know, these were the only compartment cars in Australia not to
> >have handles on the inside.
>
> There are also some at the Bellarine Peninsula Railway, Queenscliff,
> Victoria.
>
> Cheers
> David
>


What, may I ask, about the "Dogbox" Carriages in NSW. The survivors are coded
LFX, BX HCX, HS and (very modified) BC.

As I remeber, there are no entrance door handles inside the compartments
(except for the lav in those so fitted.)


Brett

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