Re: Risky Freight Trains

["Russell Norton" <russelln@iprimus.com.au>]

"Chris" <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
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> Freight Corp/NSW govt. can get rid of the opposition private operators by
> introducing "safety standards". By introducing complex maintenance rules &
> conditions for old diesels where by it will just be too expensive for the
> private operators to run them on govt. tracks.

The standards already exist (as they should), although the resources aren't
available to ensure full compliance, instead relying on a self-management
approach to loco maintainance by operators.

If private operators cannot afford to keep their locos up to a "roadworthy"
condition, they should get (or be forced) out of the industry.

Russ.

> "L & D" <daisyw@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> 39A7C059.6901A6EB@ozemail.com.au">news:39A7C059.6901A6EB@ozemail.com.au...
> > This mornings SMH had an article about risky freight trains and how they
> > are going to be checked at Broadmedow, Lithgow, Junee (Why pick Junee ?)
> > and all departure points before entering the network. The article then
> > goes on to mention that there was 194 derailments across NSW last year
> > of which 171 of these were freight trains. The question that I have do
> > anyone have a breakup of where the 171 derailments country/city  also
> > the 23 non freight train derailments were
> > Davo
> > Goulburn 222
> >
>
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