Re: Out of Gauge Suburban EMU's in Sydney (Was DOO In Sydney)

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

Hi,

Melbourne also had new larger rear view mirrors installed, and cabs 
modified for the purpose of DOOM. Hitachi's had to have a hole cut out of 
the cab wall for the driver to be able to view the new mirror..

regards
Micael



WhaleOilBeefHooked said in message <7trne4$mr3$1@news1.mpx.com.au>, I 
therefore quote:

>Michael <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
>8E5C758FCtelstraNews@vic.news.telstra.net">news:8E5C758FCtelstraNews@vic.news.telstra.net...
>> WhaleOilBeefHooked said on 11-Oct-1999 in
>> <7tr3vt$1lj$2@news1.mpx.com.au>:
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>> >
>> >And all of a sudden, the re-engineering involved is starting to get 
more
>> >and more complicated.
>> >
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>> Melbourne can do it.
>
>Melbourne already had rearview mirrors on trains. Sydney never has.
>Tangarbages are right on the extremity of the loading gauge when operating
>in the medium width area. How do propose to solve this without
>expensive-to-install retractable windows?
>
>>Sydney think their s*** don't stink,
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>No, just a recognition that the systems are different, and a solution
>applied in one place will not necessarily work in another.
>
>>so im sure with
>> the many millions of dollars saved from the scrapping of guards a 
working
>> solution can be sought. Unless of course, Sydney attempt to follow their
>> track record of attempting to reinvent the wheel
>
>This is a major fault of ALL Australian systems. Melbourne did it with
>Metcard.
>
>>(faulty destos, faulty
>> PIDS systems, faulty workers, etc).
>
>DaveP
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