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Re: Journey to Griffith last weekend

Subject: Re: Journey to Griffith last weekend
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 03:27:57 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <36C2C419.5DDEC6BB@harnessnet.com.au> <79um1p$41j$1@news.mel.aone.net.au>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

David Proctor wrote:

> Air-conditioning was EXCEPTIONALLY unreliable when the upper hopper windows
> was introduced - that is WHY they were introduced. I agree it is handy to
> have the key (particularly when noone else is in the carriage!)

The half hopper windows were put in when the railways got rid of the train
technicians.  This way, when the A/C failed, instead of having a technician to
fix it, they just opened the windows.

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

References:
- Journey to Griffith last weekend
  - From: Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>
- Re: Journey to Griffith last weekend
  - From: "David Proctor" <daproc@spam_this.umpires.com>

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