Re: Yarra MCG Chaos

[quentisl@leaves.qjc.cjb.net (OgO)]

In aus.rail, on 26 Apr 2001, Ted Gay announced:

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>"OgO" <quentisl@leaves.qjc.cjb.net> wrote in message
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>As staff rosters would have been done a week or more back,
>where do the drivers for extra services come from?  Assuming
>that changes to rosters need to be notified to staff with at
>least one weeks notice then drivers could not be directed to
>work yesterday at short notice.  

Fair enough.  One thing I thought of when I responded was the 
way, when there is an accident or something which closes a rail 
line, they are able to organise extra busses from bus companies 
and use them to ferry people.  If the bus companies are able to 
find these busses/drivers within about 1/2 hour, couldn't yarra 
trams have come up with something in at least a couple days.

Surely from their staff, they could find some people willing to 
work the public holiday in order to staff extra services, even 
at say, 2 days notice?

Regards

OgO
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