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Re: Out of Gauge Suburban EMU's in Sydney (Was DOO In Sydney)
- Subject: Re: Out of Gauge Suburban EMU's in Sydney (Was DOO In Sydney)
- From: "Eric Cartman" <erk_cartman@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:20:42 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
- Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
- References: <7slfj8$87f$1@news1.mpx.com.au> <7u22mr$j97$1@lios.apana.org.au>
So that's how the guard fell off the train recently?
Eric
www.webalias.com/erknet
>
>The only problem with this is that there are no actual handrails (other the
>door pivot poles, which are *not* allowed to be legally used as handrails
>because they're well over 50 mm in diameter!), and the door opening (1.5
>metres at least) is *way* too wide to safely hang on to the door pivot
poles
>and lean out to check along the train once it is moving.
>
>Otherwise all the required equipment is in place.
>
>Regards,
>
>Craig.
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