Re: [NSW] Cityrail Millennium Train

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

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Marvin The Martian wrote:
>
> > This is just a rumour so I don't know how true it is, the guards door
closes
> > at 35km/h so a guard will not be able to watch his train in or out. I hope
> > it isn't true
>
> I heard it was 55 km/h.  Personally, I think this is extremely dangerous,
and
> the union should black-ban these trains whilever this "feature" is active.
>
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> David Johnson
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I wonder how the risk compares with guards falling out of trains or being
otherwise injured etc. when standing in their doorways at speed versus this
new measure?

Chris