Hi Bob
On (08 Jul 97) Bob Wallace wrote to Alec Cameron...
 BW> While in it, however, they had some interesting schedules. One of their
 BW> passenger trains would run from Chicago to Limon, Colorado, where the
 BW> train would be switched into two trains, one going to Denver, the other
 BW> toward Colorado Springs.
A popular arrangement in NSW in our north west express DMUs. Eight cars
collect a second driver out in the sticks, and two four cars sets continue on
to separate destinations.                                But! the latest dmu
car sets do not have walk- thru driving ends, the driver now has a full width
cab instead of a wee cubby room. Consequently two buffet cars are staffed for
the major length of the run, and if either kitchen runs short of stock then
there is a mad dash along the platform carrying food to the other kitchen. A
mad dash, because the employee has to get back to the other set of cars via
the station platform.
I liked the push- pull arrangements in UK. Before I had heard of these, my
train had taken an avoiding line due to Sunday track work. It stopped smartly
in the middle of no-where it seemed and quickly accelerated to top speed in
the opposite direction! So half that long fast run I travelled backwards. A
second driver was seated in a driving trailer at other end, it seems.
Cheers......ALEC
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