Re: Sydney Interurban Trains

[Joel Cooper <joel@abilitycorp.com.au>]

> You think the remnants of the sliding sign resemble a metal plate the
> size of a vertical brick?
> 
> The sliding signs were very wide, and their is little metal left.
> 
> Much more likely he meant the vertical metal plate covering the alarm,
> which you can find uncovered versions of on the single deck sections.
> 
> btw, Is is really a 'stop' button as several people have said.  I
> remember getting an interurban up the shore one weekend when someone set
> off the alarm.  I recall that it took a while for the driver to stop.
> Eventually the guard came wandering through the carriages looking
> puzzled.  Turned out some guys were having a punch up in the next
> carriage. 
> 
> When we arrived at Hornsby there were at least 6 police waiting for the
> train. 

Was this reported as an "incident"? Because that happened to me on the
Newcastle Flyer. We were waiting for a fair while at Hornsby and the train
got to Gosford about 15 mins late. Was wondering what that was.

Joel