Re: SRA Detonators

["The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

They are still used.

rgds

Lourie Smit wrote:
> 
> The following item posted by Eikkert got no responses on the Australian
> Transport Discussion Board. I think it is more likely to get a response
> here.
> 
> 'Why aren't detonators ever used anymore? I never hear them. I know there
> was a big furore about them a few years back but from what I've seen SRA use
> ppl with flags and whistles now. And from experience they truly aren't
> effective if a train is going the other way at the same time. A crew nearly
> got hit at Hurstville station because they didn't hear the whistle as
> another train was standing on the platform beside where they were working. A
> detonator would have worked well there. They must save more lives than they
> take.'