Re: Violence on Sydney trains

[Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

"C. Dewick" wrote:

> In <7k2miu$6l8$1@news1.mpx.com.au> "John" <Jones@optusnet.com.au> writes:
>
> >How many weeks course is it to drive a train. How come all the train drivers
> >I know have trouble speaking properly and are not very good at reading.
> >actually I would even consider them to be illiterate. Everyone knows that in
> >the past if you don't have any brains join the railway. There is the
> >properway and the railway.
>
> Oh joy - we have someone who thinks he knows what he's talking about -
> obviously a person who'd rather not have a suburban rail system at all.. 8-)
> Time to feed the spam machine again...
>
> I'm not sure how many weeks the course is now. I came to CityRail after 4
> years working on freight trains so it was 7 weeks for me, but only because I
> had extensive train operation and safeworking knowledge to start with. I
> think the last time new drivers were take 'green' off the street the
> training period was at least 3 to 4 months long.

26 weeks, I'm in school now. (Plus safe working for thos not qualified 5 weeks)