Unrefurbished Comengs

1st February 2002

The Comengs were built in the early 80's and became the last suburban train made by Vicrail and the last train to be based on the earlier fleet which included the Taits, Harris's and Hitachis. The original unrefurbished Comeng was a developed model of the Hitachi which had improvements such as bigger windows, air conditioning, carpet and lots of other features that had people noticing the shortcomings of the Hitachis for the first time. Following Privatisation the Comeng fleet was divided and two different refurbishments were carried out around 2000-2003. Nowadays, the only Comengs you will see in this unrefurbished condition would be burnt out stored at a workshop somewhere.

The interior of the unrefurbished Comeng. 720x540 080.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00	M>Train Comeng arriving into Dandenong, this one shouldn't be in here. 720x540 125.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00	Two Comengs at Dandenong station. 720x540 130.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00	The Comeng after crossing the former level crossing in Narre Warren. 720x540 147.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00
M>Train livered Comeng at FSS. 720x540 188.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00	Up Comeng leaving eaglemont station 720x540 229.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00	A terminated Comeng sitting at Eltham, in the yard sits a vision of it's future self. 720x540 246.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00	Comeng pulls up into Eaglemont station 720x540 CloseComengApproaching04.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00
Comeng approaches a former level crossing on the down side of Narre Warren. 720x540 CloseComengApproaching05.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00	Alstom Comeng at FSS, this is how Comengs look now. 720x540 MedComengApproaching01.JPG 2002-02-01 00:00:00