Re: Quite Intresting. A Hitachi with it's rear aerial thing retracted?!?

[Steve & Sheena Dalton <daltongang@smart.net.au>]

The aerial thing as you call it would have to be a Pantograph, and If
so, a "Spark" can run in service with three or even two panto's up and
there should be no reason why the lights would not work, as long as
power is getting to the train all should be ok, bare in mind though if a
"Spark" is running with only three or two panto's or even one, it
normally means that a traction motor or a motor of some kind has failed
and the driver has been forced to cut out the motor, naturally of course
the less panto's the slower the train.
Steve Dalton

Jennifer Richmond wrote:
> 
> Amin Azoor wrote:
> 
> > When I was at
> > Mordialloc the 7:28am train arrived and the last car didn't have it's
> > aerial thing up. It was a really old Hitachi you know with the luggage
> > racks and carpet.
> 
> Just a clarification, by "aerial thing", do you mean the pantograph, the bit
> that connects the train with the contact wire?
> If so, were the lights on in the rear half and were there passengers in it?
> 
> Sam Eades