Re: Services on City Rail Interurbans

["David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>]

Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
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> I am no expert on V sets. (If there is an 'Urban driver please respond.)
> Don't the V set cars have to work in 2 car units?
> I have been told that they are a very similar setup to K sets.
> If so, they could use the 415 to power the extra car BUT it would be
> classed as an emergency feed. With that comes a problem. If the other
> half of the train needs the emergency power ie a control positive feed,
> it can't be done.
> As i said I am no expert on V sets so I could be telling lies.
>
> In another direction, Wasn't there a design for parcel van for V sets?
> That might be an idea but it would involve "building" it.


Is there any reason why the dining car could not have its own pantograph,
thus getting its power directly off the overhead supply?

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