Re: Today (Sat) on 22 plat. Central

[Magilla Gorilla <choochoo@spin.net.au>]

They have done the tests with cameras and mirrors and it isn't safe. I am not
sure what Brisbane is like but in Sydney there is a lot of curved platforms.
Also add the crowds. If anyone has seen the monitors at Wolli Creek and Green
Square they will understand that it isn't safe. Also they would be worried
about getting sued, in the USA a women was caught in the doors and dragged a
short way, she lost the use of her right arm and she was a world class
violinist. She got US$43 million.

Chris Downs wrote:

> One very good reason for the driver to control door release/opening and
> closing such as the case on CityTrain trains in Brisbane (also 2
> crew/train).
>
> Chris
>
> magilla gorilla <choochoo@spin.com> wrote in message
> news:39D58461.17AB64B0@spin.com...
> > Today on 22 platform there nearly was a major fatality. A driver was
> > coming into the platform and the signal at the end was at stop, he
> > tripped on the intermediate trip and stopped with half the train off the
> > platform. The guard who is one of the more experienced guards opened the
> > doors. The driver took off while people were getting on and off. One
> > older lady nearly went under but was grabbed and saved by another
> > passenger. The guard instead of giving the driver 2 bells to stop closed
> > the doors making a big mistake even bigger. The driver stopped on the 6
> > car mark not knowing what had happened. Hopefully they breath tested the
> > guard and took him off the road because
> > 1/ He should had relised the driver had lost the air and stopped with
> > half a 6 car set of the back of the platform.
> > 2/ He should have seen he was in the wrong postion on the platform for a
> > 6 car set and seen the train was off the platform.
> > 3/ He should not have opened the doors.
> > 4/ He should have given the driver 2 bells straight away.
> > 5/ He then should not have tried to blame the driver.
> >
> > When I left on my train home which was behind it the station staff were
> > on the phone to Operations Control.
> >