Re: Yet more radios needed

[Ron Howship <howshr@netlink.com.au>]

Turn your fucking caps lock off!!!!!!!!!!

pracys@eisa.net.au wrote:

> AS A PERSON FROM WITHIN THE INDUSTRY I MUST ADD MY TWO CENTS WORTH.
> AT PRESENT THERE IS NO WAY WHAT SO EVER OF A NON CITY RAIL
> SERVICE(NR/FREIGHT CORP OR ANY NON CITY RAIL OPERATOR) COMMUNCATING WITH A
> CITY RAIL SERVICE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
> AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS IS NOTHING SHORT OF LUDICROUS.
> PUT YOURSELF IN THE SHOES OF A CREW MEMBER WITH A DERAILMENT/EMERGENCY
> SITUATION ON HIS/HER HANDS WITH A CITY RAIL SERVICE BEARING DOWN ON THEM AND
> ONLY BEING ABLE TO WAVE A FLAG/TORCH/ARMS IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO ATTRACT
> THE CITY RAIL DRIVERS ATTENTION TO STOP HIM/HER SHORT OF COLLIDING WITH THE
> DEAILMENT OR COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE EMERGENCY AT HAND.(DANGEROUS GOODS
> INCIDENT FOR EXAMPLE).THERE ARE MANY REASONS AS TO WHY THE COMMUNICATIONS
> SYSTEMS ARE AS THEY ARE. BUT WE MUST AS A PARAMOUNT TO SAFETY ENSURE ALL
> OPERATORS ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AS THE NEED ARISES.!
> Maurie Daly wrote in message ...
> >One of the outcomes of the Glenbrook inquiry is that "ALL" trains that run
> >thru Cityrail territory must now carry a Cityrail radio.
> >I just hope that someone has thought about the logistics of this and how it
> >might affect some operators like NRC for instance who already have cabs
> full
> >of radios to operate in the other juridictions ,not to mention the cost of
> >outfitting 120 plus locos with yet more radios.
> >It also affects operators like Austrac,ATN and FA if they wish to run grain
> >trains to Pt Kembla.
> >
> >Bring on Rail reform please.
> >
> >I just hope that the AP to Darwin mob dont require yet more radios.
> >
> >MD
> >