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

["Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au>]

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
380686A0.24EE5390@ozemail.com.au">news:380686A0.24EE5390@ozemail.com.au...
> Bill Bolton wrote:
>
> > craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick) wrote:
> >
> > > Are you thinking more about power-operation of the proposed mirrors,
or
> > > manual?
> >
> > Power.
> >
> > > Power operated mirrors will be nice, but they will break too often
since
> > > anything protruding like that will collect every CityTree(tm) that
grows
> > > right up the gauge profile line
> >
> > They would be retracted before the train started to move, just like
> > the Tangara doors.
>
> So, in the same vein, Guards should close their door before giving the
driver
> permission to leave a station?

> David Johnson
> trainman@ozemail.com.au
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
>
Why not!!!

If they stick their heads out to look along the train they would be outside
the famously unique Sydney loading gauge!!!

Bob.