Re: VLine loco rerostering

Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au)
17 Oct 97 10:47:23 GMT

David Bromage <dbromage@metz.une.edu.au> wrote in article
<626ehc$65i$2@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
> Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au) wrote:
> >and most, if not all, drivers in a depot would be certified for Ys for
> >rostering flexibility.
>
> This is the point I was trying to make earlier. Previously, every driver
> was taught to drive everything for flexibility, even if it was just
moving
> something down the line at Dynon. Now you're likely to see that only
> V/Line Passenger drivers will be instructed/certified to drive an N and
> only Freight drivers a G or X.

Melbourne VLP (and Geelong VLP) drivers would probably be certified to
drive N, P, Y and LDRPV (Sprinters). Melbourne VLF drivers will probably be
certified in all classes except N and LDRPV. Since most Melbourne VLP
drivers would be ex South Dynon they would already be qualified in all
classes and as these qualifications seem timeless it should not be a
problem for a while.

> >Hopefully anyone, volunteer or paid, will be able to work on a main line
as
> >long as they are certified for the train, the loco and the track. One
would
> >hope that some sort of time limit on qualifications will ensure recency.
>
> Currently volunteer certifications for tourist railways are issued for 5
> years.
>
>
In NSW main line certification is valid for one or two years only, a much
better arrangement considering the vast changes that can occur in a
relatively short space of time.

-- 
Cheers Krel


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