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Re: Driver in SPAD

Subject: Re: Driver in SPAD
From: "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 00:33:13 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <39a77b96$0$786$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> <39a84398$0$27230$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> <39a8cdb6$0$786$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> <39A8E7E8.77B2B63@erk.au.com> <39A91B84.883D20A2@cia.com.au>
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"robson" <robson@cia.com.au> wrote in message
> Erk wrote:
> >
> > There are many abbreivations used in an operational
> > railway environment. Some are used so much (eg SPAD) ....
>
>
> SPAD had never been used on the NSW railways before the Paddington
> (Ladbroke Grove) (U.K.) accident last year. It is just another
> irritating corporate wank word that seems to have been picked up some
> "suits" and the media.

It has been used by the SRA and FreightCorp for around 5 years now. There
was even a joint Union/SRA/FC inquiry into SPADS several years ago.

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