> . Surely Cityrail could have some crew standby plan so
> that trains aren't delayed by up to 1 hour simply because technical problems
> provent some crew members getting to their trains on time? Are there
> operational rules that prevent rosters being swapped at short notice to work
> around these types of problems?
Yes, there are standby guards, but in this situation, there were far too many delays for
the normal number of standbys to be able to cover the working.
Rosters can be swapped at short notice, but a number of factors need to be taken into
consideration, including number of hours worked, relief, etc, etc.