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Re: Tait Trains

Subject: Re: Tait Trains
From: "John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 19:54:54 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com)
References: <928154167.50006@diddley.primus.com.au> <Pine.SOL.3.96.990601145245.7015H-100000@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au> <37539DD2.73B6F957@ancc.com.au> <3753D71C.80AA409E@my-dejanews.com> <7j0lh2$h6q$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>

The guard could also help you on or off with your pram or wheelchair.

Does the driver now load and unload these items?

Cheers
John Wayman

Christopher_Martin GORDON <cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au> wrote in message
7j0lh2$h6q$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU">news:7j0lh2$h6q$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU...
> : > What! The Taits were the most user friendly train we have had. What
other
>
> : No way - just try getting on board with a pram or a wheelchair.
>
>
> How many wheelchairs were around then catching trains, they didn't even
> make ramps for the train till the late 1980's.  Besides the large guards
> doors/compartment had room for prams.
>
> People forget so much in 15 years (and I was only 5 then)  How history
> is re-writen is stupid.
>
>
> --
> Chris Gordon
> http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~cmgord

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References:
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