Melb train colours/schemes (Was: Hitachis - was Vinyl seats in Tangara carriage)

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

Hi,

I don't ever recall seeing a teacup liveried comeng :o( but do know in
photos they look really quite good. I do however remember the old seat
colours, both the yellow, or the deep red/blue looked quite good. Comeng 
320M, as of about 12 months ago, still had the red/blue pads on one seat 
(the disabled seat at the "number 2 end" of the car).

The hitachis also looked quite good with the green fabric on the seats. 

What drugs was the person on, who brought in that horrible horrible, even 
tragic covering used on the seat pads now? they look truly revolting.

finally i do remember the hitachi's before they were ruined by the 
green/gold colour scheme. I guess with luck, as per my previous posting 
below, when the Hitachi's are finally taken out and any sensible hysterical 
society purchases one or two, we might see one in original condition once 
again :)

Wonder if there are any regrets for not having a full Harris set preserved 
(one of the most asbestos versions). 

Regards
Michael


Richo said on 25-Oct-1999 in <3814319a@dnews.tpgi.com.au>:

>Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
>8E697D546telstraNews@vic.news.telstra.net">news:8E697D546telstraNews@vic.news.telstra.net...
>> For preservation sake, it would be interesting to see, after the
>> Hitachi's are taken out of service, for 1M-901T-902T-2M-301D-3M
>> remarshalled into a working set. I believe all the above cars are
>> still in working service, (301D is now 2012T, and contains the notable
>> pointed edges on the fluting at each end).
>>
>> I won't be too sorry to see them go out of regular commuter service,
>> they are old, clunky, cold in winter, boiling in summer and possibly
>> have the most uncomfortable seats of any train i've been on in
>> Australia (with the exception of the hunch-back headrests in the
>> airconditioned BE cars). I would however be sorry to not see at least
>> one complete original set restored/kept.
>>
>They looked good shiny and new - with no stickers and junk on them, back
>when the Taits and Harrises ruled the roost. I also think the tea-cup
>orange comengs with their deep red seats and red carpet looked wonderful
>when brand new. The formation of the Met was a downhill from train
>colour schemes. It reminds me that when the City Loop was opened in 1980
>there was such a lot of optimism about rail transport in Melbourne. What
>a shame it passed. 

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Michael Kurkowski
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