Re: ARTC Vic Train Control

[Tony Gatt <tgatt@eisa.net.au>]

David Bromage wrote:

> Neil Waller (nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au) wrote:
> > David Bromage wrote:
> > > It seems extremely stupid for an Altona oil trip train to have to call
> > > Adelaide for permission to work from Tottenham to Newport!
>
> > Why does it matter where train control is provided there is only one?
>
> But there won't be. To travel from Tottenham B Box to Newport, the driver
> will have to call Centrol, who will then have to contact Adelaide for a
> Train Order.

That sounds a bit far fetched to me. Why would centrol still exist if it is no
longer the train control centre?
If that was the case, they could just keep centrol and issue the train order
from there.

I would be checking that out..

> Cheers
> David

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Thanks, Tony.

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