Re: NSW CityRail Apprenticeship Info HERE

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In article <39b6b35c$0$26546$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
  "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
>
> <signal_spotter@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> 8p69cm$d46$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8p69cm$d46$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > There were some good times in that trade but the worst job I had to
do
> > was get underneath the locos and change the traction motor brushes.
To
> > get to them would require crawling underneath the loco (unless it
was
> > over a pit) and then climbing up between the axles to reach the
motor
> > covers. Then you'd have to undo the bolts which required a great
deal
> > of force and inveriably you'd slip and whack your head on the bogie
and
> > utter some expletives. And underneath a loco is not the cleanest of
> > places especially if the loco has just collected some cattle on it's
> > journey. That used to turn the stomach. Yep I don't miss it at all.
> > Still it was a stepping stone to a bigger and better career.
>
> But did you put the bolts back? I don't know the number of times I
found
> bolts and nuts and fuel rack covers etc laying around after
maintenance.
>
>

I'm surprised there is any time left in the day for you to drive a
train considering you reply to just about every post in this NG. How do
you do it? Take a laptop into the cab with you? That would explain the
trend of SPAD's lately :-)

regards Ian


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