Re: nsw carriage codes

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

In article <385F1669.B13A903A@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: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:55:53 +1100



>Chris Stratton wrote:
>> 
>> "The Railway Rasputin." <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
>> 385DF315.58675540@fastlink.com.au">news:385DF315.58675540@fastlink.com.au...
>> > 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?
>> >
>> > rgds
>> 
>> Wasn't there a BAM as well, and maybe a FAM?
>> --
>> Regards,

>Fams were the stainless steel cars, I was after the wooden bodied cars.
>yes they do fit in.
>Yes there was a BAM wasn't it the "Honymoon" sleeper?

>Some stainless steel sleepers were called "Roomettes" with the corridor
>winding along the car. The seat folded into a bed and there was a toilet
>and shower at each end. Any one know the code????

LANs are roomettes with a curvy corridor.

Dave Malcolm

>rgds
>r