>GOD wrote:
>
><<<And, at
>least in Victoria, a fireman has no safeworking qualifications. >>>
>
>Not sure about tourist operations but back when VR had fireman they most
>certainly had "safeworking qualifactions" as far as they applied to the
>engine crew.
>
>You passed a 1-30 exam before you were allowed on the engine and then you
>passed a "fast running" exam (a result of the Southern Aurora" crash) you
>then had to pass a 1-60 exam, only then were you promoted to fireman or in
>latter days, "Engineman class 2"
>
>Mark.
>
>
>The above thoughts are opinions, flame me for errors in fact but do not flame me for having an opinion.
I know that all signal maintance staff that to a have sound working
knowledge of safeworking partially the lifting of locks in signal boxes
& the removal of staffs from their machines (when staff where in use in
Victoria ) The rule that covers this was rule 93 and both the fitter &
signalman was responsible for the safeworking while this rule was inforce(
red lining the block recorder book). I use to balance the staff between
Newport & Sunshine, Brooklyn & Tottenham .
Keith
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