Re: nsw carriage codes

[keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <385DF315.58675540@fastlink.com.au> "The Railway Rasputin." <bob@fastlink.com.au> writes:
>From: "The Railway Rasputin." <bob@fastlink.com.au>
>Subject: Re: nsw carriage codes
>Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:12:53 +1100


>> Ah what a train the old Cooma Mail.  Given the almost total absence of
>> patronage, a trip in an XFS was akin to a trip in a sleeper because you could
>> have a compartment to yourself, and the nice toasty heating really worked
>well.
>> Unfortunately you got turfed out at the terminus before sparrows and the
>> permafrost really woke you up quickly.

>Yes all stations.

>Anyway, 
>How mant versions of the TAM style cars were there?
>At the RTM my berth is in an EAM and the other one used is MAM.
>The E aparantly means it had electric heating, the M (on the MAM) I have
>long forgotton. There is a KAM with a lounge room in the centre and the
>sleeping quarters over the axles, (real bright that one!)
>XAM as mentioned before, any others?

EAM electrical heating from powervan.

Dave Malcolm

>rgds