Re: The Contura Carriage

[Michael <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Hi,

Nah, they are too busy shooting up on trains now to care about windows or 
seats mostly. There has been a couple of recorded incidents already of 
people jamming syringes between the seats or between the back/bottom of 
seats. Especially on the Werribee line. I always check my seat these days 
and fortunately the closest I've come into contact with any pushers is the 
plastic wrappers for the syrynges laying on the floor. A friend of mine 
happened to witness someone shooting up, in full public view, on the 
Hurstbridge line one day.

With luck, the "safe shooting rooms" will begin to divert them away from 
our public transport system. Which brings me to wonder, do they buy and 
validate Metcards?

ObGunzel: I noticed in a couple of Bayside carriages so far, there are full 
size metal brackets holding the door windows in place, obviously to 
completely replace the black rubber. This differs in the Hillside method as 
such because they go for the full perimeter of the window, whereas the 
Hillside brackets are about a foot and a half long and are on each side 
(left, right) of the window.

Regards,
Michael

Exnarc said on 20-Nov-1999 in <8158vv$1sri$1@otis.netspace.net.au>:

>The boys (& girls) on the Belgrave line would love one of those to play
>with, they are getting sick of kicking out windows and slashing seats on
>the Comengs by now.<g>

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