Re: Flat Wheels in Sydney

[Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

David Johnson wrote:

>
>
> No.  Tangaras have wheel slip control, so they never lock the wheels up.  Never
> ever. Can't happen, sorry.
>
> Oh, they were built by Goninan...  Well in THAT case, maybe they do!  Many
> drivers will turn off the wheel slide circuit breaker, or they will never stop
> anywhere.  A large number of Tangaras have gone straight through Loftus and some
> have nudged the buffers at Richmond due to the unreliability of the Wheel Slide
> units.  I was on a train that stopped half way to Sutherland, even though the
> brakes were in full service at the up Accept and the train was only doing 60
> km/h.
>
> --
> David Johnson
> CityRail Guard

Then there are the Endevours that occasionaly have no breaks at all.

rgds