Re: Tonight's Railway Adventures episode- Get the REAL Facts regarding Victorian Episode.

[petanREMOVE@ion.com.au (PETer and susAN)]

I only saw him doing the driving in an Iron Ore train loco simulator.
The other on train shot had a real driver.

Cheers
Peter Cokley

On Sat, 3 Jul 1999 18:04:10 +1000, "Grahame Ferguson"
<grahamef@users.mcmedia.com.au> wrote:

>
>Wombat wrote in message <7lidi6$b3e$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>>In article <01bec439$b834ca80$552d11cb@rodsmith>,
>>  "Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote:
>>> Responding to anonymous posters with cryptic messages:
>>> The 26.6 episode was not Victoria, it was SA.  Nobody has mentioned
>>it on
>>> aus.rail, so it must have had nothing to criticise.  It has been the
>>only
>>> episode which I have seen, and was as good as any other of the genre.
>>> Presenter Scott rode to Alice Springs on the sg Ghan, rode on the
>>preserved
>>> ng one there, then rode a camel back to Quorn via the former ng
>>route.
>>> There must have been some Pichi Richi scenes, but I can't recall
>>them.
>>> Along the way there were historical flashbacks: mainly from TAR
>>> construction.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>> Roderick Smith
>>> Rail News Victoria Editor
>>
>>I have to post anonymously because if my boss found out what I was
>>saying, my livelyhood would be in jeopardy but I feel that some of what
>>I hear, others may also want to hear. I did not specify what happened
>>in the Vic episode, so as to not spoil it for those who have not seen
>>it. I have. The presenter is shown driving the RM with no sign of the
>>real driver in shot.They show him driving it over the Viaduct and into
>>Plat 12 at Flinders Street, driving through a track gang and into the
>>SRHC Depot among other things. VLP has had a HUGE reaming out by all
>>the safety watchdogs and I pity any organisation that wants to do a
>>film run in the future. The Special Class Instructor Drivers are being
>>placed on ALL Special/Charters, with VLP as the Operator to appease
>>(sp?) the angry gods! and the costs to the Hirers will go up as a
>>result.
>>--
>>Wombat wuz 'ere!
>>What eats roots & leaves?
>>
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>
>This story is the biggest beat up I have ever heard!
>Was anyone you know actually involved in the filming??
>
>The FACTS:
>At all times a qualified driver was at the controls.
>He either was standing a fraction behind Scott McGregor or beside him, just
>out of camera shot.
>Further more when Scott McGregor sat in the driver's seat he was only do so
>where there were no signalling , or safeworking involved.
>The actual scenes where he was seemingly in control was for no more than 15
>to 30 seconds.  These scenes were then spliced together to give the illusion
>of Scott driving continuously.
>How many times have you seen Politicians at the controls of a locomotive at
>some special ceremony.  I'd like to see some bureaucrat take action against
>a Transport Minister or Premier for this.  An unknown actor is a soft
>target.
>
>TV is illusion- it makes things appear that do not happen to be real.
>I suppose some people really thought that Tom Criuse was flying an F14 in
>'Top Gun'!
>Get the facts!!!!!!!
>
>Tonight shows Scott driving an Iron Ore train in the Pilbara.  So we all
>should ring up the WA Dept of Mines expressing horror at the sight of Scott
>Mc Gregor at the throttle of a 20000 tonne Ore Train.
>
>We have all gone a bit over the top these days.
>
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