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Re: [NSW] Cityrail Millennium Train
- Subject: Re: [NSW] Cityrail Millennium Train
- From: "Chris" <chrisc@fl.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 19:54:00 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Link Internet Services
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- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:33234
I see the cab committees are still around, is there one from each State
still?, I heard it was murder trying to design National Rail diesel loco
cabs - each union in each state had different ideas. The rail "experts" in
each state rail organisation are just as bad - do they still require
locomotive operators controls to resemble Holden Commodore T-shift auto
transmission controls?
Chris
"Geoff Lillico" <glillic@msn.com.au> wrote in message
news:fWyl6.1867$v5.6858@newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> I understand that the Union(s) have committees to oversee the final plans
of
> driver and guard compartments to ensure compliance BEFORE construction
> begins.
>
> Is there any evidence that these committees did not agree to the final
> plans?
>
> --
> Geoff Lillico
> "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> news:3a9672b9$0$25523$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> >
> > "Chris Downs"
> > | David Johnson
> > | > 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.
> >
> >
> > | 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?
> >
> > Knee-jerk safeworking requirements to look after morons doesn't take the
> > guards safety into account.
> >
> >
>
>