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Re: Tangaras



Geoffrah wrote:
> 
> I don't think the Illawarra line ever had rattlers (since 1979 anyway
> - with the opening of the Eastern Suburbs Railway and the segregation
> of Illawarra line services). This was probably due to the very heavy
> loads experienced on this line. Although having experienced the crush
> that occurs at stations like Town Hall etc. during peak times on the
> Illawarra line I can't help wonder whether single deckers (with more
> doors than the rattlers ever had) would improve operations in these
> areas of the network (faster loading and unloading etc.)


They had M sets. They were later transfered to sector 3.

rgds