Re: Melbourne Trains
Michael Walker (walker@hotkey.net.au)
Thu, 23 Apr 1998 04:21:33 +1000
>This morning and yesterday many trains were canceled on all train
>lines. Why this sudden not running of trains? What has happened to
>them?
>
Apparently the PTC has implemented a new maintenance policy. Instead of
repairing defects within 24 hours, it now will repair defects within a week.
You may have also noticed the increase in use of the temporary windows to
replace broken door windows for this reason also. How this will solve their
maintenance problems I will never know, as my source stated whether the
problem is fixed within one day or seven, it still needs to be fixed and the
number of problems isn't going to magically decrease because they are kept
in traffic for longer. I would imagine it is merely going to exacerbate the
problem until the train is well and truly defective instead of just slightly
defective.
On the other hand, I am not sure this would account for the sudden
outage of trains - then again I could be wrong!