Re: 2 Guards in Sydney?

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

I don't know what the official policy is but from observation in the Blue
Mountains:

One guard on 6 & 8 car V-sets when stations are attended, ie, station staff to
give right of way to guard.  This covers all the weekday AM trains.  Includes
little old Linden.

When most stations are unattanded (or any one station?) then all 6 & 8 car
V-sets have 2 guards (is this the case on the Midnight sleeper to Lithgow?).
This is PM peak trains (2x6 cars & 4x8 cars) and all day weekends for those
trains >4 cars.  Rear guard still releases & closes doors and bells driver.
Mid-train guard gives right of way for front portion of train.

Same seems to apply to 8 car G&Ts.

Do the extra guards work all stations on the Mountains side of Penrith or just
Penrith-Katoomba?

Chris

Paul Jones <dj_wiseguy2_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 8 car blue mountians trains there are two guards because most of the
> platforms are on sharp curves, half of the train can't be seen from the
> other end
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> pj
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> "Glen Reynolds" <glen1079@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> > I have spoken to someone who was recently in Sydney and they claim that
> the
> > train they were on had one guard in the last car waving a flag to the
> guard
> > in the middle car who gave right a way to the driver.Ross could not
> remember
> > what line he was on.I get to Sydney around 3 times a year and have never
> > noticed this. Is this possible?
> > Glen Reynolds
> > These comments are made in private and are those of the auhor.
> >
> >
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