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

[Wombat <a_wombat@my-deja.com>]

In article <sthyer-0507990852270001@anatpc37.anatomy.unimelb.edu.au>,
  sthyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Thyer) wrote:
> In article <377f17ae@nap-ns1>, "Grahame Ferguson"
> <grahamef@users.mcmedia.com.au> wrote:
>
> >
> > The fact remains it WAS snappy editing that was used, and who do
you know
> > that was there during the filming?
> >
> > I have seen tapes of Paul Keating driving a BL at Dynon in 1995
whilst it
> > was MOVING with a driver showing the former PM what to touch to
move the BL.
> >
> > Lets all take a cold shower.
>
> Yeah well someone tell that to VLP.  The fact is that wombat reported
is
> correct and heritage operators are expected to wear the cost of a SCID
> (Special class instructor driver) on all specials.  It's not Seymours
> fault, they just provided the DERM.  If McGregor wasn't driving the
DERM,
> someone tell that to VLP because the heritage operators are the ones
> suffering for his cinematic exploits.
>
> --
> Stuart Thyer
> Photographer-Department of Anatomy
> University of Melbourne
>
> The best mistakes are the ones you learn from.
> The worst mistakes are the ones you make again.
>
Today the Manager Ops had a bit of a re-think (thank God). Maybe it was
pressure applied from the right quatrter but the SCID will only be
required on a "Driver Only" Run
--
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