Re: "Little" and "Big" cars (was: Re: Melbourne 881 971 in depot)

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From: demondriver44

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Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 7:56 PM

Subject: [TramsDownUnder] "Little" and "Big" cars (was: Re: Melbourne 881 971 in depot)

-Murph,at South it was K35s and Big Cars,sometimes K35s were known as
Bombs,as in" what car have we got?"  "we've got a Bomb,437,its a
shitheap".PB.-- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "Peter D. Ehrlich"
<norcalrr@s...> wrote:
> In a message dated 17 April 2002 @ 0633 PST, "IS Edit"
> <bobmurphy2@c...> wrote:
>
> <[snipped]>
> 
> > We used to refer to them as big cars and small cars, the small
ones being the
> > W-2s which were narrower inside and had much less room in the
driver cabs.
> >
> > By the time I drove for the M&MTB both the big and small cars
were basically
> > standardised, anyway. Little cars had K-35 controllers (mostly)
and big cars
> > had RC controllers. Little cars rode like shitwagons mostly and
the big cars
> > had nice suspension.
>
> Oh, I don't know about the W2s "little cars" riding like
shitwagons.  While
> I've never ridden a W5-7 class "big car" I, and most other motormen
who
> operate our W2, 496, are amazed at how smooth it rides--especially
compared
> to our other vintage cars such as Car 1 and New Orleans 952.  The
W2's MCB
> trucks and smaller wheels make it seem like it glides.
>
> Milantram


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