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Thread: "Please move down carriage" Siemens auto-announcement |
Heihachi_73
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:40 pm Subject: "Please move down carriage" Siemens auto-announcement |
| I'm not sure if they see a need to update the announcements in the X'Traps, as of now it's still very unlikely they will need to have 'north' trains on 'south' lines and vice versa. It does however se ... |
Thread: Moved railway stations in Victoria |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 37
Views: 1233
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:29 pm Subject: Moved railway stations in Victoria |
| If it counts, the roof of ye olde Flinders Street ended up at Hawthorn apparently. |
Thread: On Train PID reliability |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 40
Views: 1589
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:19 pm Subject: On Train PID reliability |
| All in all it's still better than scrolling WELCOME TO CONNEX TRAINS across the display while dispaying GLEN WAVERLEY on the front of an up Lilydale XT at Croydon! |
Thread: The Last Broad Gauge Train to Albury |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 28
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:43 pm Subject: The Last Broad Gauge Train to Albury |
| What about at Crown Casino? It couldn't cost much to dump your car under the casino, which is open 24 hours. Not too far from S. Crustacean either. I don't have a car but AFAIK you get free parking on ... |
Thread: Where is it ~ Melbourne Suburban (Photo) #3 |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 1749
Views: 49255
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:10 pm Subject: Where is it ~ Melbourne Suburban (Photo) #3 |
| Re: Hitachi. Interesting to see the centre marker light still in operation. |
Thread: Prayer is asking for a Hitachi, faith is carrying the camera |
Heihachi_73
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:58 am Subject: Prayer is asking for a Hitachi, faith is carrying the camera |
The papers still can't get enough of those disgusting, old '1972' trains, can they...
The oldest Hitachi in service, centre motor 3M, was in fact in service on the 8th of March 1973, while the 'new ... |
Thread: Where is it ~ Melbourne Suburban (Photo) #3 |
Heihachi_73
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Views: 49255
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:01 pm Subject: Where is it ~ Melbourne Suburban (Photo) #3 |
| Floor's open to anyone with a pic, haven't got anything to put up yet. Got a few photos of the same tour myself from 64AW. |
Thread: Where is it ~ Melbourne Suburban (Photo) #3 |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 1749
Views: 49255
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:18 pm Subject: Where is it ~ Melbourne Suburban (Photo) #3 |
| I'd have to say Box Hill, above Elgar Rd on the up. AFAIK every bridge around Auburn and Glenferrie have those steel partitions around the tracks, similar to the Flinders Street viaduct has. |
Thread: Geelong line platform lengthening |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 63
Views: 2611
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:25 pm Subject: Geelong line platform lengthening |
Wouldn't it be more fitting to have 7 car H sets? Geelong used to be known for using them, and seven cars would somehow be more fitting for those particular carriages.  |
Thread: Prayer is asking for a Hitachi, faith is carrying the camera |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 4378
Views: 136751
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:07 pm Subject: Prayer is asking for a Hitachi, faith is carrying the camera |
| I'm fairly sure I saw a familiar rusty roofed train speed through Heatherdale on the up at around 1810 yesterday. I couldn't see much as I was in Hungry Jack's at the time, it was a miracle could even ... |
Thread: EM100 Sightings thread |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 60
Views: 3731
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:24 am Subject: EM100 Sightings thread |
| I don't think they (will) do anything about Mitcham or Heatherdale as it isn't serious, just noisy. The up track outside Heatherdale station has been rough since as far as I can remember, at least the ... |
Thread: Trains every 10 minutes |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 50
Views: 1882
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:13 am Subject: Re: Trains every 10 minutes |
| Got all that included already. I have also organised the four types of trains (excluding Hitachis) by route suitability, based on route length. So runs of <30km are generally allocated X'Traps and ... |
Thread: New Connex T.V Advertisment (19/10/08) |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 21
Views: 893
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:25 pm Subject: New Connex T.V Advertisment (19/10/08) |
| Now we all know where Connex station is! Might have to get off there to meet some nice Pixel Chix™... |
Thread: Three damaged panto's, three hour delay-Spencer St 13 OCT |
Heihachi_73
Replies: 21
Views: 832
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Forum: Trams and Light Rail Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:06 pm Subject: Three damaged panto's, three hour delay-Spencer St 13 OCT |
| There's always been a strange thing with the rail bridges and overhead. Just about every single one makes the lights flicker on Z/A/B class trams now that I think of it. A Citadis going under the Spen ... |
Thread: Will Melb rail get some infrastructure spending. |
Heihachi_73
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:50 pm Subject: Re: Will Melb rail get some infrastructure spending. |
It is faster to go to Glenferrie from Malvern by two trains than the one tram, well in the peak at least.
Even at night it's faster, probably even faster if you walked from Malvern to Glenferrie! T ... |
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