Re: Bayside Trains driver stood down.

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Exnarc wrote:

> Your sources are wrong or just plain liers.

That may be the case, but I don't believe so.

> No engineman would do 140km/h on a freight train when the speed is 115km/h,
> and in the case of NRC thier locos (NRs) are fitted with Event Loggers that
> show everything except when the crew farts.

Like no engineman would do 80 km/h over the Wagga Wagga viaduct.

> I don't know about what happens in Sydney but these loco's loggers are down
> loaded (to laptop computer) regulaly in Melbourne and at Go-nads and any
> irresponsible action like that would result in the crew being sacked. And so
> they should be!!!!

It was a long time ago, and I would expect that it no longer happens.  It was
also prior to the delivery of the NR class locomotives.

> So lets cut the crap about 140km/h trains at crossing. It just doesn't
> happen!!!!!!!

If you say so.

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