Re: 3801 and 4401...

[<glillic@msn.com.au>]

leyland3753@my-deja.com wrote in message <7rsl3t$kov$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Not so. The rear unit could be controlled if the standard 27 pin jumper
>cable was run through the train consist. This would avoid the need for
>the second loco crew in the rear unit. This is similar to the way the
>rear power car is operated in an XPT set.
>Cheers
>Bob



I knew someone would come back with that answer

Yes of course that would also work, but hey we are talking about heritage
railway carriages here and the cost of through wiring up to 12 vehicles
would far outweigh any cost saving achieved by running the longer trains in
the first place.

Geoff Lillico
Tours & Marketing
3801 Limited