Re: VLine loco rerostering
David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
14 Oct 1997 00:21:38 GMT
Keith Malcolm (keithm@UNhappy.dca.gov.au) wrote:
>In article <61sgrg$p21$1@gruvel.une.edu.au> dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage) writes:
>>From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)
>>Subject: Re: VLine loco rerostering
>>Date: 13 Oct 1997 06:58:56 GMT
>
>>Here's a poser. Eventually I can see only V/Line Passenger crews being
>>certified to work on certain lines and drive only V/Line Passenger
>>locomotives. Who would crew the following trains?
>
>>- The regular passenger train hauled by a V/Line Freight A class.
>>- The regular passenger train hauled by a V/Line Freight X class.
>>- A regular passenger train hauled by a steam loco, solo or leading.
>
>etc., heavily clipped.
>
>What's the problem, isn't that what pilot drivers and loco inspectors are for
>(amongst other things)?
Sure, but freight only crews aren't usually allowed to work at passenger
train speeds. That's reserved for the "big wheel drivers". If you need a
second or even third person in the cab it only increases the costs to the
operator. This partitioning is somehow supposed to SAVE money.
There will also be engines idle for longer times and crew balancing
problems. In the past a crew and loco which worked a down evening pass
might return on an up freight. The loco off the down overnight freight
might then work the morning up pass. Now you'll have the pass loco idle
overnight and need two additional freight locos.
Cheers
David