Re: VN, VSH sets

[Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>]

G'day,

Michael wrote:

> VSH set consisted of:
> BCH-BIH-BTH-BCH-BTH - Appeared to be one SH set tacked onto two more cars
> (SH set missing the BIH car? FSH set missing the BH-BIH cars?). The first
> BTH off the complete SH set is autocoupled with the BCH of tbe broken set,
> as opposed to the drawbar couplings of the rest of the set. Cheaper?
> Easier? More flexible perhaps? [makes u wonder why they did it, maybe they
> have been taught logic??]
> How long ago were these 5 car sets formed?

Would be at least 3 weeks.  I was talking with a Seymour conny, he said one of
their morning peak trains was regularly heavily overcrowded, hence the need
for the 5th car.  I don't know the VSH set roster - one has appeared on the
0855 dn Sth Geelong.

Cheers,
CH.
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Craig Haber
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