Re: 20 mins to get from Parliament to Flinders St (the short way!)

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Michael Kurkowski wrote:

>  At least half of the occasions it
> sounded (and felt) as if the emergency brake had been applied. Does
> anyone know what went on here? Does this happen often? And what would
> compell a driver to jump out of the cab and walk down the tunnel to the
> back of the train and back? (<sarcasm>Excercise?</sarcasm>)

Do Met trains have trip mechanisms?  If they do, it is possible that the rear
trip mechanism was playing up.  If it were my train I would have cut the rear
Safety Apparatus out.

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David Johnson
CityRail Guard
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