Re: Tangara Set T84

[Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au>]

I don't think they ever had any level of prestige. The vibrations and rocking motion
from the bogies are enough to give you brain damage.

Jon Lau.

rffergus@socs.uts.edu.au wrote:

> In article <363f8ecb.8797566@news.ozemail.com.au>,
>   kingpin1@ozemail.com.au (Derek Woodlands) wrote:
> > 'Twas a dark and stormy night on Mon, 02 Nov 1998 16:53:49 +1100 as Robert
> > Harris <bob@fastlink.com.au> took time out from the neverending quest to rid the
> > world of grues and wrote:
> >
> > > Because  TANGARA (The Always Never Go Anywhere Rail Authority) type trains are
> > > Tangarbage and need constant attention to keep them running.
> >
> > Not only that, they are uncomfortable to ride in.  Even a red rattler was more
> > comfortable.
>
> I don't think so, the seats aren't that bad, and the air conditioning is
> good, better than on any of CityRail's other air conditioned EMUs. The real
> problem with the Tangaras is their miserable lack of cleanliness. CityRail
> don't care much for interior cleaning, and the Tangaras, of which some units
> are over 10 years old, are more grubby than most. The thick tinted glass only
> compounds this, as at least if a non-airconditioned train is grubby you can
> direct more of your attention out the window, a filthy Tangara can make for a
> rather miserable ride.
>
> CityRail should urgently put the Tangaras through a refurbishment program,
> perhaps including a more colourful seat fabric to make the interiors a little
> less bland, and then maintain a suitable level of cleanliness. If this were
> done, the Tangaras would no doubt regain the level of prestige that they once
> had.

> Rob
>
> Sydney (Australia)
>
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