Re: Pass Locos

[telljb@ozemail.com.au (Terry Burton)]

"tezza" <tezza@atinet.com.au> wrote:
>Mainly because most of them are old pieces of shit, poorly maintained and
>filthy dirty. Drivers have as much right to a clean workplace as the next
>bloke. There's no way the managers would put up with their offices or cars
>being in the filthy state the locos are in or their cars as poorly
>maintained.
[snip]
>A truck driver wouldn't put up with a train driver's shitty conditions.

I agree, but don't drivers have some obligation in
keeping their work place clean, if you have pig work
mates, get together with you Reps and DO something
about it.!

On the old North Australia Railway I have watched
Drivers cleaning their own cabs, the NT's had brooms
dust pans and cleaning rags on board, most drivers took
a little pride in their Loco's even though the dreaded
iron ore dust got in everywhere.

Over on Hammersley Iron, a mate of mine was on the
"load out" at Mt Tom Price for a while, he used to load
the trains and then hand them over to Crews to take
back to Dampier, he liked the odd fag or two, and woe
for him if he left any ash or mess in the cab.

As for Truckies, most of them clean their own rigs, but
then of course most of them do not have to share their
prime mover like loco drivers do.

Cheers

----Tell
Alice Springs NT