Re: Speedrail derailed?

["keith malcolm" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>]

What's wrong with manning stations and staff exchanges on the fly? The X2000
didn't stop between Canberra and Goulburn. Anyway, you don't have staffs in
train order safeworking, if it ever comes in.

Dave Malcolm

<petercook2705@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> That would be in violation of safeworking regulations.
>
> If a train did not stop at Tarago or Bungendore, they would be unable
> to get the staff for the next section.
>
> While you are right about the passenger loading aspect, those stops are
> unavoidable at present, so they may as well stop for both safeworking
> and loading reasons, just in case somebody wants to travel to/from
> there.
>
>
> MrPC
>
>
>
> In article <3a35b96f.15891393@can-news.tpg.com.au>,
>   mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:
> > Its interesting to note that when GSR took over running the Overland
> > between melb and Adelaide , the first thing they did was to heavily
> > rationalize the places where the train stops.
> > There is no way that the Overland would stop at towns the size of
> > Bungendore or Tarago.
>
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