Re: Melb 4D fails for last time

["Scott Beecham" <snoa@ezeelynx.com.au>]

Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
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> WhaleOilBeefHooked said in message <7rtg90$oqk$1@news1.mpx.com.au>, I
> therefore quote:
>
> >> 4) Would Sydney's Tangara still be around if it fails as much as the
> >> 4D?
> >
> >Sydney has 480 of the things - much easier to maintain when you have
> >that many of them.
> >
>
> It's a bit harder to get rid of a fleet of 480 trains, than a fleet of 1.
> It would actually be quite noticable even :) Only people who would whine
> about the 4D being out of service are the poor unfortunate foamites in
> love with the damn thing :) (I dont mean just gunzel's either!).
>
> [Alas, gone are the days of passing the white elephant while on a WORKING
> hitachi/comeng, with people looking at it and quoting "theres that double
> storey train", and/or people kids saying "i catch this train to school
> every day so i can plug my laptop in to recharge"[1]].
>
> Regards
> Michael.
>
>
> [1] Yes, i've seen this happen, really. FYI, im not sure about the
Tangara,
> but the 4D has a pretty standard power point at the end of the top deck.
> Not sure about the voltage of it though, and how successful it is to
> charge/burn/fry a laptop using it.