Re: QR and Photographers

["Peter & Ruth Cook" <glt0145@ozemail.com.au>]

that's bull shit that corporate relations will let you take photos at
citytrain stations. the ultimate responsibility for your safety and ability
to take photos at these stations is a gentleman by the name of ted hitch,
and the last time I wrote to this news group about this subject you could
get permission to take photos you were required to have a railway staff
member with you and you had to pay for the time of this escort.

but all of you miss the point on why qr has taken this stance. in recent
years a photographer(Brainless Git) got to close to his photo subject and
was hurt. he successfully sued qr for negligence and as a result qr does
not like people being on their property and taking photos without a
guide(qr employee). It must also be remembered these railway platforms are
not public land and as such thew owner of the land can remove any person
they feel may be a hazard to themselves or other members of the public or
employees.

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
<38858151.E6515F97@ozemail.com.au>...
> David Bromage wrote:
> 
> > I had a similar problem at Roma St in 1992. Some officious git said
that
> > it was illegal to take photos of railway property without permission. I
> > asked if this applied to the multitude of people who were taking photos
of
> > relatives in front of the Sunlander on an adjacent platform, and he
told
> > me not to get smart. When I asked who I had to see to obtain
permission,
> > he said he wouldn't tell me unless I was from the media.
> 
> I spoke to Corporate Relations, and they said they had no objection to
individuals
> taking photos of trains.  The SMs don't seem to get the message.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> David Johnson
> trainman@ozemail.com.au
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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