Re: Independent Review of Rail Safety Arrangements in Australia

["Ronald BESDANSKY" <ronbest@bigpond.com>]

John Kerley <deaftech@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> > John Kerley wrote in message <8Jeb4.1199$FY3.2281@ozemail.com.au>...
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> > >Exnarc <gwrly@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> > >>
> > >> <snip>
> > >> Every System required someone to protect in the rear during failures,
> not
> > >> just TS&T. When 2 man crewing was introduced the rules were changed
to
> > >make
> > >> provision for this, DOO is just an extension of that.
> > >
> > >Not exactly.   When travelling on train staff i.e. not on ticket, or on
> > >electric staff on a single line, rear end protection was not required.
> >
> > You sure about that? What about warning the loco sent to recover the
train
> > (if it came from behind) that it was approaching the failed train?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> This rule applied to the initial stoppage.
>
> However if relief needed and the staff taken away from the train, then
> protection was required.
>
I thought this was covered by the driver (or someone) issuing an authority
to the driver of the relief engine to enter the occupied section to assist a
train stopped at mileage xx.y and that the failed train would not be moved
until arrival of the relief engine.
Rgds
Ron BESDANSKY