Re: Driver Only

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <366b00b1.0@news.syd.att.net.au> "JM" <johnmac@lisp.com.au> writes:
>From: "JM" <johnmac@lisp.com.au>
>Subject: Driver Only
>Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 22:09:56 GMT

>Subject to union membership approval, Freightcorp is about to start trails
>in the Hunter Valley
>region of Driver Only working. A question was asked of the Union officials
>that attend our
>meeting at Lithgow regarding how many depots Interstate were operating
>Driver Only and
>what the consensus of opinion was regarding safety and driver fatigue etc.
>They could not
>supply an answer, or they didn't wish to.
>I am keenly interested in any comments  from driver with experience at
>Driver Only operation.

>thanks


In relation to Hunter Valley coal working, has anything happened in regard to 
the trial of ATP (Automatic Train Protection Equipment) which was 
recommended by the Coroner as a result of the Beresfield Incident and was 
agreed to by the then NSW Transport Minister.

Also , in relation to DOO working for NRC , I understood that initially NRC 
agreed that DOO working would only be introduced on lines that had some 
sort of ATP equipment installed.
Obviously this requirement seems to have been dropped also.


MD