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Kingpin
Feb 20, 2013, 2:47:24 AM2/20/13
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I haven't needed to use the railways for a couple of months, but last night went out on
the piss, so the car stayed at home. :-)
Last time I caught a train from Penno on the Main Northern Line (before Christmas), it was
in the usual K set but I got a bit of a surprise when a Waratah train (the oldest set in
service, A3) turned up.
First impressions are that it accelerates OK and appears to be fairly well finished. I
don't know how long the fabric seat covers will last before they are stained with coffee,
soft drink and vomit or how resistant they are to vandals, I suppose they have lasted 18
months, so they must be pretty good. I noticed several windows in the rear car have
already been scratched by the fuckwit element in our society.
Nice and quiet inside, but it tends to wallow a bit so some passengers may suffer from
motion sickness, especially after a night on the turps with a dodgy kebab or two thrown
in.
All in all, much better than the K and S sets I've caught in the past on that line.
the piss, so the car stayed at home. :-)
Last time I caught a train from Penno on the Main Northern Line (before Christmas), it was
in the usual K set but I got a bit of a surprise when a Waratah train (the oldest set in
service, A3) turned up.
First impressions are that it accelerates OK and appears to be fairly well finished. I
don't know how long the fabric seat covers will last before they are stained with coffee,
soft drink and vomit or how resistant they are to vandals, I suppose they have lasted 18
months, so they must be pretty good. I noticed several windows in the rear car have
already been scratched by the fuckwit element in our society.
Nice and quiet inside, but it tends to wallow a bit so some passengers may suffer from
motion sickness, especially after a night on the turps with a dodgy kebab or two thrown
in.
All in all, much better than the K and S sets I've caught in the past on that line.
Petzl
Feb 23, 2013, 1:04:10 AM2/23/13
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On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:47:24 +1100, Kingpin <kin...@mailinator.com>
wrote:
Aside from damage by societies dregs treated far too leniently
I love the new Waratahs and Millineums
Air conditioning, the seat comfort and automated station calls
--
Petzl
I started with nothing and I am proud to say I still have most of it left
wrote:
I love the new Waratahs and Millineums
Air conditioning, the seat comfort and automated station calls
--
Petzl
I started with nothing and I am proud to say I still have most of it left
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