Sydney, AU subway straps - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 01:33:30 am
content: LOL!BTW, we don't call it the "subway" here in Sydney, it's simply "the train", we have a tiny underground rail system in comparison to most cities, just a couple of stops.Dave.

author: FenderBender
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 01:44:27 am
content: Hmm something just aint right about those.....I live 10 minutes outside Manhatten NYC and we don't even have those here...I might be tempted to call in and ask if they could have these specially installed.

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 01:51:58 am
content: as horrible as they look, they hurt your hands an insane amount less than the conventional handles they had before,

author: FenderBender
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 02:16:39 am
content: Yeah they seem that they might be more comfortable. The ones I'm used to are just big horizontal bars stretching the whole car. But seriously...the design...like..nothing ever crossed their minds...ever...that maybe...umm?

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 03:12:04 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 11, 2012, 01:33:30 am"subway"in AU is that20 Questions Sandwich shop. Whose lame ass idea was that one? And why do they combine it with a policy of employing staff withRDD?(RDD:def retention deficit disorder)

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 03:23:06 am
content: they call it that because they primarily started selling sub's, aka foot or half foot long sandwiches,if anything it is entertaining seeing foreigners stunned in confusion when one of them is position near to a station entrance or even worse when they are along one of the city stations boulevards,still those handles dont look quite that similar, the sharp kink keeps on throwing the idea out of my mind,

author: nitro2k01
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 03:37:25 am
content: I'm getting the impression it would be difficult to get a firm grip of those. Then again, this is a train and not a bus, so the ride is quite a bit smoother.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 03:49:22 am
content: Quote from: nitro2k01 on August 11, 2012, 03:37:25 amSomeone should inform Cityrail!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 05:18:53 am
content: Here we have Spoornet/Metrorail/Whateveritiscallednow who often seem to be a bus operator rather than a rail operator.Why do rail cars mass 30 odd tons? Because rail cars mass 30 odd tons, anything lighter does not survive the shunting yard. Drive units mass 120 odd tons.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 06:20:57 am
content: Quote from: nitro2k01 on August 11, 2012, 03:37:25 amYou haven't been on Sydney Rail, have you?Dave.

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 06:25:21 am
content: I myself only recently got a chance to talk to one of there track staightener car operators, apparently they are only paid to keep them straight so that they dont derailrather than level them out, or even make them unnoticibly straight, :/if you think its smoother than riding a bus, you have never traveled with cityrail

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 06:31:13 am
content: Are those Siemens made trains?Alexander.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 06:47:17 am
content: At least with rail you do not have cars, taxis and buses cutting you off. If they try they generally are 400m of shredded confetti along the track.

author: nitro2k01
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 08:00:50 am
content: Quote from: firewalker on August 11, 2012, 06:31:13 amHmmm!Dave, ask the train company if you can do a teardown of a train. (Only half-joking.)

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 08:00:58 am
content: In the 1970's when I lived in Cambridge UK They installed a similar looking device as a chain pull in the ladies loos in the colleges, they all had to be changed as so many were being stolen.

author: McPete
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 11, 2012, 08:04:31 am
content: Alexander;Not as far as I know. The older trains were made by Commonwealth Engineering, and the newer ones were made by Downer EDi... Those handles must be a recent addition, I've never seen them before.I used to ride 1 1/2 - 2 hours each way on those things to get to my technical school... Don't miss it for a second. Living in Canberra means lots of bike tracks, and riding pretty much everywhere.