Re: Cityrail 240 minor incidents friday-tuesday

[Michael Kurkowski <usenet.spam@gunzel.net>]

Keith Blake <blakex2@tpg.com.au> said:

>In an article i obtained it stated there were 240 minor incidents
>between last friday and tuesday.

Wonderful media at work, again.

>One incident at Mortdale where passengers were locked in the train, as
>it drove into a siding.

I wonder if the train was meant to terminate at Mortdale, but the 
passengers did not understand the PIDS, DVA, Desto, and numerous PA 
announcements saying "This train is terminating here, all out all change 
please, all out all change". Happens all the time in Melbourne.

>Other problems were also encountered at Penshurst, Eastwood, Bardwell
>Park, Allowah, and Eastwood.

Did they say what the problems were?

>2 more serious incidents occuring on tuesday with trains travelling down
>the wrong track.

It's "serious" when a train gets sent into the path of another train, and 
the signalling allows this. Signalling should NOT and most likely will NOT 
allow two trains to crash into each other. Train drivers on the other 
hand.... Especially with lack of experience. 

>1. At 7:59pm a train left Granville on the western line to Penrith
>rather than the southern line to Liverpool.

Signaller fscked up.

>2. At 8.10pm, a train travelled to Sydenham instead of the airport

ISTR, there was an emergency situation during the week with a gas leak, 
could this have been part of it?

Granted, in this case, the driver or guard should have announced this.

>How long can this go on for?

Until some manager agrees to be kicked in the butt, for admitting that 
there is a problem, and actually spending money to do something about it.

A change of government will only help in the way Jeff Kennett did. "Too 
hard to fix, close it - it'll save us money too!"

Regards

Michael

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