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

[keithm@happy.dca.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <37c38e5b.27804475@news.ozemail.com.au> pbeam@lisp.com.au (Peter) writes:
>From: pbeam@lisp.com.au (Peter)
>Subject: Re: Indian Pacific hits freight train - Who's the Responsible
>Investigating body?
>Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 06:40:33 GMT


>>
>>>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

I wasn't doubting they do take short cuts, but so does evey one else.

Dave Malcolm