Re: QR and Photographers

["Brendan" <nadnerb_2000@NOSPAM.com.au>]

Brainless Git must have had a good lawyer. It would be hard to prove QR
were negligent without stating he was braking the rules such as being over
the yellow line or being on railway property etc.

Brendan

Peter & Ruth Cook <glt0145@ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
<01bf6579$13267980$1dc36ccb@ruthcook>...
> 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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> >
> > 
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