Re: Refurbed Comeng

[sthyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Thyer)]

In article <36E67EF7.187A05B1@ihug.com.au>, laurelb@ihug.com.au wrote:

> I had in the store today a customer who worked as a train maint guy at
> Newport for Bayside.
> 
> We got chatting about the state of the Hitachi's (I think I'll wait for
> the next Comeng to come if a H rocks up.... that bad..), and he
> mentioned that there is a HEAVILY refurbished Comeng currently sitting
> out at Newport, which no one seems to want to do anything with.

> 
> Interested in knowing if anyone knows about this set... ?  Customer
> didn't have much info on it, he just knew it was there and was in a
> restricted area.

Seen it, liked it.  I don't know whether I liked it just because it was
different or whether it was actually better than the current crop of
Comeng.
Going from memory, it had a slightly different seating pattern, but I
can't remember what, the seats were done in a nice colorful fabric.  At
the doors, instead of the usual stainless steel poles to hang on to, the
poles were curved and were yellow.  The interior had more the feel of the
interior of a sydney LRV than the standard Comeng.  I think the windows
had a heavy tint.
Between the doors, the flooring was vinyl and then changed to carpet in
the seating areas, which seems sensible.  THey had also mocked up end
windows in the non-driving ends, as done to the Transadelaide 3000 class. 
All in all, something quite nice.

I can't recall the number of the unit, it had a redesigned Met logo on it
which was rather ordinary, but given the sell off, somewhat immaterial. 
It is not a complete set, just a driving unit.

Also good to see while in the East Block shed that Hitachi motor 137 M is
still there, both of them!!!!!

-- 
Stuart Thyer
Photographer-Department of Anatomy
University of Melbourne
One time winner of the 'Imaginary chocolate frog of discretion'