Re: Services on City Rail Interurbans

["Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>]

Put the vending machine where the guard sits. There is ample room for the
driver. The guard doesn't have to switch ends. In the old red rattlers in my
days (I am 52) the spare guards compartment doors were usually locked in the
open position. There has to a compromise between the amenity of the crew and
the convenience of paying public. The large guards compartments only
appeared on the red rattlers built by Tullochs.
Cheers
RJG
David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Rod Gayford wrote:
>
> > Use the ample crew accommodation to put in vending machines. The crew
would
> > still have one set of accommodation per 4 car set which is ample.
>
> And what happens when the train terminates?  Does it run in reverse?
>
> > The large
> > amount of crew accommodation is only a hangover from the days when inter
> > urban service were run by the country passenger division of the then
NSWGR.
>
> They do not have a large cab.  When you take into account door swings,
there is
> not much room at all.
>
> > I also cannot see why Tangara's have so much crew accommodation. There
is so
> > much wasted space.
>
> There is no wasted space in Tangara crew compartments.  Half of the space
is
> occupied by the radio and electrical cupboards
>
> > At least in red rattler days passengers could usually
> > travel in spare guards compartments.
>
> Illegally.
>
> --
> David Johnson
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