Re: Steamfreight 99 - Hightlights and not-so-highlights

[Michael <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Geoff WALLACE scribbled something with a chicken feather on 2/08/1999 in 
<37A5770C.CC17FBF2@netspace.net.au>:

I was one of these people (assuming it was about 200m on the up side of 
Pipeline Crossing) and man did that run really take it out of me :)

Will lookout for any lurking DERMS before its too late next time ;)

With regards to carriage designations A usually stands for first class, B 
for second class, C for guards compartment or similar.

Example, a AW carriage is an W type carriage, that is entirely first class, 
An BCE type carriage is an E type carriage with second class and guards 
compartment. BCPL is a second class carriage with a guards van, and i 
believe the PL designation was used for the excursion cars of the time 
(Passenger Lounge?).

Regards
Michael

>
>I was there on Sunday and saw the people running up the track to catch
>the DERM.
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>What do the carriage identification letters on VR rolling stock mean.
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>I know A is First Class, Bis Second / Economy and L is lavatory.
>
>What does AW ,  BCPL etc mean.
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>Please advise.
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>--
>Geoff WALLACE
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>0412 056 033
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>Sent on a Power Macintosh
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>gwallace@netspace.net.au
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