Re: Victorian safeworking systems

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

Craig Haber wrote in message <34F3B0AD.4EDA@harnessnet.com.au>...

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>We've been through this before.  Conductor is NOT a safeworking
>position. A WCR, V/Line or Hoys Conductor need not have any safeworking
>knowledge. To quote my Conductors manual (again) "The Conductor's
>position is _not_ a safeworking position, so a thorough knowledge of the
>Rules and Operating procedures is not essential".

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>Regards,
>Craig.
>--

OK so a conductor does not need to know any safeworking and the WCR runs
from Melbourne to Warrnambool which is not far from Melbourne. What, then,
does the conductor do on these trains? Is there an orchestra on board or is
it in case of lightning strikes.


Barry Campbell