Re: [Melb] Swanston Trams Crash.rply

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Chris wrote:

> In many cases it does not matter if a fault on the tram is reported,
> because it is put in the two hard basket or put off and the tram is sent
> out into service. Many times drivers will report a fault with a tram,
> bring it into the depot defective and within the hour (with out being
> fixed) sent back into service. Managment know all about this, infact
> they instruct the depot starters to do it. Privatisation now is a
> differant ball game, trams can not be out of service or the company gets
> fined. AD Trans who do the maintenance have a contract that every tram
> must be ready each morning for service, even though it may have a fault.

Reminds me of an incident I had once at Mortdale a long time ago.  We took a
tangara into the shed due to water leaking onto the driver's dash.  They gave us
another train, which just happened to be one that another driver had just
brought in with water dripping on the driver's dash.  Same fault, just swap the
trains around and hope we didn't notice.


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