Re: [NSW] Maybe guards aren't useless, they're dangerous

[usenet.spam@gunzel.net (Michael)]

alpout@optusnet.com.au (Al) wrote in
<3b0b824f$0$25502$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>: 

>My own personal brickbat goes out to the guard on the 4:19pm from
>Newcastle to Telarah today, at Victoria St.  He gave the signal to move
>off while people were still trying to get off, including my girlfriend,
>who was sort of carried about 30m in the doorway as the train
>accelerated, with the door closing on her, until she managed to jump
>clear. 

Bout time they installed door/brake interlocking on Sydney trains. Works 
everywhere else so I dunno what is so different about Sydney people for it 
not to work there too.

>And the worst part?  The guard watched the whole thing and didn't do
>anything to stop the train.

Should be a sackable offence.

>All I'm going to say is he's lucky I wasn't around.

Don't blame ya.

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