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Each FSH set contains three toilets, one each
in the BCH, BH &
BTH cars. Seats are fixed, and carpets are red, as
is the tactile surface within the doorways. The curtains are brown
with orange streaks, and each carriage contains rubbish bins and a
drinking fountain.
Access to the carriages is by sliding side
doors, four per carriage, (excluding the BCH which has a conductors
van- it only has two). All of the sliding doors are controlled by a
key switch by the conductor of the train. This switch unlocks the
doors for them to be manually opened at stations, and also closes
and locks doors as the train departs. Doors at the end of each
carriage enable access to the other carriages.
Wheelchair accessibility is available in each
carriage, as all of the passenger access side doors are wide enough
to take them.
Additional 'H' type sets can be added to them
to increase seating capacity - this is frequent during the AFL
season for weekend Geelong services.
Set Alterations:-
In April 2006, BIH194 from three car H set SH34 was placed into
three car H set SH28 creating a new FSH set, FSH28. This was due to
increasing peak interurban patronage.
In October 2006, cars BIH181 and BIH187 from sets FSH21 and FSH27
respectively were removed. These sets are used exclusively with the
two three car SH type sets on push/pull P class operated services,
and have been reduced in size due to safety and rostering issues
involved with running seven car push/pull trains.
At present, there are four four car FSH sets, and two three car FSH
sets, with all of them
being in the current V/Line Red/White/Blue livery- with varying
V/Line logos.
"FSH" Set Consists:
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