So if weight was an major issue, why were the newer MS's albeit a small fleet) scrapped in 1958 before the elderly Standards were overhauled ?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joe: The speedy Multis unfortunately were a non-standard piece of equiptment at a time when the TA was going very strongly into fleet standardization. The arrival of the R-27's and their cousins the R-30's and R-30A's spelled the end for the Multis,SIRT MUE-1's,BMT Lo-V's and the unre-built Standards. The arrival of the R-32A's and R-32's put an end to the D-Types. All cars from the R-10's through the R-42's could mu with each other although it was not pratical to combine IRT and B Division cars except on shop moves.
Larry,RedbirdR33