Re: DOO In Sydney?

[gonoNOCRAP@bigpond.com]

On Sat, 9 Oct 1999 14:15:27 +1000, "WhaleOilBeefHooked"
<daproc@spambait.umpires.com> wrote:

>Eric Cartman <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>939440253.933570@diddley.primus.com.au">news:939440253.933570@diddley.primus.com.au...
>> Hi all
>> Tangaras do run on regular services beyond the Sydney Metro area to:
>>
>> Port Kembla/Dapto (Illawarra)
>> Wyong (Short North)
>> Springwood (West)
>
>I know all of that - but you missed my point - I know for a fact they are
>out of gauge with the doors open beyond the wide-electric area - I know this
>is beyond Cowan and Emu Plains - I was not sure about where it finishes on
>the Illawarra.
>
>> With regards to mirrors, I think that they might be close to being out of
>> gauge (depending on the type of train and/or mirror used) but I'll leave
>> that to our ng friends who are train crew to confirm that.
>
>If opening the doors puts them out of gauge (and they only pop out a couple
>of inches) a mirrir would have to be VERY tiny to keep it in gauge.
>
>> Eric
>
>DaveP
As i said yesterday forty million bucks will go a long way to fixing
the loading gauge problems as well .
regards
Regards Paul Johnston (MNRC)