Re: Today (Sat) on 22 plat. Central

["Samuel Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au>]

> > I'm sure a lot of Victorian drivers thought the same thing just before
DOO
> > was introduced in Victoria. Personally, I like the idea of having a
guard on
> > the train, but a lot of them are their own worst enemy. A lot of them
(yes,
> > I know there are quite a few good ones) are lazy or incompetent, or just
> > slip up sometimes (as indicated in this post.
> > Talking to the Victorian spark drivers, they think that getting rid of
the
> > guards is one of the best things that has happened to them.
>
> I've been told that Melbourne trains aren't as long and that the platforms
are straight. Do you use in cab CCTV?

CCTV for the carriages or platform? The new "Connex Comeng" has CCTV for the
carriages, but none of the other services have them. On all curved platforms
(except Greensbrorough - where I work, where we still give the driver a
"tip"), there are CCTV monitors at the end of the platform for the driver to
see the whole train on (Some platforms are very sharply curved, such as West
Richmond and Westgarth). I don't know about our trains being shorter, but I
suppose they would be, being up to 7 cars as opposed to your 8. The full
length for a 7 car train is just under 160m.

Sam