Re: Phantom Bells

["Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>]

C. Dewick wrote in message <87a717$4e3$1@jedi.apana.org.au>...
>"Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> writes:
>
>>The Railway Rasputin II. wrote in message
>><3897AE8E.8B1605EB@fastlink.com.au>...
>>>Well thats why we have door open lights and commonsense.
>
>>The driver has door open lights?
>
>>I have not seen them in the times I have been in drivers cabs.
>
>Good morning Docta Procta! 8-)
>
>They door-open lights you are commenting about are being progressively
>fitted to all suburban trains here in Sydney (not sure about the intercity
>V-sets though), but at the moment the modifications are banned because of
>problems with defects in the the first few sets which were released with
the
>mods in place after being shopped.

Ok - so they are not fitted.

Now, bank to where we were! Why is it a media over-reaction to harp on
aabout the possibility that drivers can hear the bell and start moving the
train at the same time as people are getting on or off?

Dave