Re: Indian Pacific hits freight train - Who's the Responsible Investigating body?

[pbeam@lisp.com.au (Peter)]

>
>>Here in NSW in the area that I'm in we have had two cases where NRC
>>crews haven't followed the safeworking. NRC crews run long distance
>>and long hours that go with the long distance, with little or no
>>chance for relief, so they appear not to be to concerned with doing
>>the right thing, just getting to their destination. Of course no NRC
>>employee would criticize NRC, because if they di they would be
>>ostracized by his so called work mates.
>
>I wouldn't pick on NRC crews for not following safeworking rules. I have seen 
>SRA crews do the same thing.

Well Dave it has only been the last tewlve to 18 months the NRC crews
have been running in our area, and from what I have seen of them they
aren't real crash hot. Not to say that SRA crews are perfect, just
that NRC crews run long distance which means long hours and no relief
when things go wrong. Trust me delays happen and these NRC crews don't
like beging delayed, their go go go, no matter what.
Peter