Re: Connex train splitting

["Andy B (Temporary)" <laurelb@dingoblue.net.au>]

Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote in message
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> There is also the problem of booting the customers out while it is done.
I
> contacted the company, and was told that there is an Australian standard
> requiring this: something which I doubt.
> Many countries split and combine emus regularly with passengers aboard (eg
> Netherlands); even paranoic USA and UK have trains combining and splitting
> with passengers aboard.
>

When I was young, about 9 years old, I remember quite often being on a train
while it was attached/split.

Seems only last 5 years it's common practice to remove passengers.

However, a Comeng was split the other week at Flinders St with passengers on
board.