Re: Yet more radios needed

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <396E50EE.7D138767@lisp.com.au> John MacCallum <johnmac@lisp.com.au> writes:
>From: John MacCallum <johnmac@lisp.com.au>
>Subject: Re: Yet more radios needed
>Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 09:29:50 +1000

>Michael Kurkowski wrote:
>> 
>> howshr@netlink.com.au (Ron Howship) wrote in
>> <396DBB49.ECA9A0E8@netlink.com.au>:
>> 
>> >Turn your fscking caps lock off!!!!!!!!!!
>> 
>> Go on. Tell us what you really think.
>> 
>> While youre at it, wash your mouth out with soap.
>> 
>> Michael
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>I don't see waht the problem is with having the caps lock on is!
>I think he made a valid point.

>When Freightcorp Drivers at Lithgow first became aware of the intention
>to install the Metro Net system Freightcorp was still FreightRail.
>The significance of that is that there hadn't been a total divorce
>between City Rail on Freightrail.

>The drivers at lithgow (City Rail and Freightrail that is to say)all
>said the same thing. Why on earth have two distinct systems that can't
>talk to each other? Actaully there are 5 systems in use but in practical
>terms it comes back to 3.

>The reason why Freightrail at the time went for its own system 
>(Country Net) was because the GRN didn't extend to all areas covered
>by rail and so Freightrail decided it needed its own system.

>For technical reasons when City Rail decided to install the Metro net
>system they went for a trunking system not unlike the GRN.

>The mistake they made with Metro Net is that they didn't make provision
>for plain old Simplex operation on 450.050 mhz ( the old Train Radio
>Frequency). The Country Net does and so does the Aware system on 
>NR classes. 

>I was lead to believe that there was going to be a upgrade to the 
>Metro Net radios on City Rail trains that will allow use on 450.050 Mhz
>simplex. 

>Robert Parnell where are you? You may be able to enlighten us as to
>what is being proposed.



>-- 

>Pope

>Alias   John MacCallum


One of the most fundamental and obvious problems that arise whan a single 
organization is broken up into smaller but autonomous groups like the old 
NSWGR has been, is that every group then wants to do its own thing,and the 
basic logic of having a single radio system that all of the parts can use is 
simply lost.
This problem has manifested itself Nationwide since 1980 when Vline went 
Motorola and all the other systems then introduced their own and incompatible 
radio systems,ie the well being of the whole industry is simply ignored.
Contrast the mess we now have in the Rail industry with the aviation industry 
where we have a single worldwide accepted standard for radio comms.
Its just a matter of good will and common sense ,of which in the Rail industry 
there is neither.

MD