Re: [NSW]Getting rid of guards

[BEE EFF <mcreely@pnc.com.au>]

I think you suffer delusions of paranoia and granduer, trust me you are
not indespensible(ask all the guards that used to be at the back of a
freighter), as far as everyone hating guards everytime you make your
inflammatory remarks about drivers it adds fuel to the fire bringing out
another wave of anti-guard, anti-driver resentment.

I do not know whether they intend to get rid of guards or not but as far
as dataloggers being placed in trains because they don't trust drivers
that is a very stupid comment from someone who is obviously ill informed.

Dataloggers help more drivers than they catch out, they are used for proof
in inquests and inquiries when there has been a fatality of an accident,
ie: the datalogger proved that  the two NR drivers killed at Robertson
were in the right and that the drivers of the IP at Glenbrook had done
everything by the book. and these are just 2 examples of far too many to
mention.

So why don't you do everyone a favour and when someone has a shot at a
guard, bite your tongue or nail your hands to the table and just let it
die the natural death it deserves( after all Guards are c..ts went on for
about 500 postings too many)

I suspect you will want to take me to task for my comments...feel free

Regards BEE EFF(Driver)

Marvin The Martian wrote:

> It seems to me that most people in this group hate guards well guards
> will be here for a wjile yet, if they could have got rid of guards they
> will have by now in NSW. They have trialled cameras, mirrors etc but
> with the amount of passengers and curved platforms it is not possible,
> not to mention some passengers who are brain dead. Another reason is
> they don't trust drivers by themselves, if they did they would not be
> trailling dataloggers for all Cityrail trains, they record everything
> the drriver does while he is on the train. Complain all you like but
> guards are here and will be for a while yet. There has been rumours of
> the guards demise for at least 20 years now and we are still here.