Re: Track Possession (was SRA Detonators)

["Robert Parnell" <rparnell@netspace.net.au>]

Possessions are preferred due to the high rate of deaths of rail employees
over the last 18 months. It may be completely safe to slow and/or stop
trains on the line you are working on, but adjacent track protection is now
required in certain circumstances. A few fatalities have occurred by workers
simply stepping back off a "dead" track onto a "live" track in the course of
their duties. It is very easy to do and high concentration is required when
walking or working about the track.
Roads are just as dangerous, but a vehicle driver at least has the ability
to swerve around someone who may step out in front of them.

--
Robert Parnell
Rail Access/Argus Telecommunications Technician, Electronics Enthusiast,
Lachlan Valley Railway Director,  NSW HO scale railway modeller
E-mail:<rparnell@netspace.net.au>
The Railway Rasputin II. <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
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> Every time the railways has an accident, they want Royal commissions,
> etc. Just imagine if we had to do this for every din on the roads.
>
> rgds
>
> Ronald BESDANSKY wrote:
> >
> > stephen <stephen@turboweb.splat.spam.net.au> wrote in message
> > xDK2NluHBVGg-pn2-kjh7TJRFXmdC@localhost">news:xDK2NluHBVGg-pn2-kjh7TJRFXmdC@localhost...
> > > On Sun, 1 Feb 2000 18:33:27, "Robert Parnell"
> > > <rparnell@netspace.net.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > > The protection of a work site these
> > > > days is slightly different to that in the past - a track possession
is
> > > > preferred, rather than to keep trains running and slowing them down.
> > >
> > > This preference is yet another reason people prefer road over rail.
> > > "Road possession" is restricted to very major work. The road
> > > preference is to slow traffic, at times combined with some stop/go
> > > lolly pop men or temporary traffic lights.
> > >
> > > To cause the amount of disruption to road traffic by "road possession"
> > > that is caused to rail traffic by track possession would be simply
> > > unacceptable to the public.
> > >
> > How many times do you hear on the radio that such-and-such a road or
freeway
> > is completely blocked in both directions by an accident??!! (these
accidents
> > usually due to the unregulated operation of roads vs the regimentation
which
> > applies (or used to) on railways
> >
> > --
> > Rgds
> >
> > Ron BESDANSKY