Re: Driver Training History

[tmid@ozemail.com.au (TM)]

On Fri, 18 Jun 1999 22:45:18 +1000, "LooseLips" <danv@primus.com.au>
wrote:

>For those of you interested in the history of driver training i have a few
>pages available. Please visit here.
>
>http://home.primus.com.au/danv/drivtrai.htm
>

Interesting page.

The following paragraph requires a little clarification:

>In 1993 dwindling numbers of enginemen caused by industry trends such
>as bigger trains, bigger locomotives, less branch lines and driver only
>conditions combined with economical and political events forced the
>AFULE to amalgamate with the Public Transport Union. The union for
>enginemen was then known as the Public Transport Union Locomotive
>Division.
>In 1998 due to the privatisation of many sectors of the transport industry,
>the union changed it's name to the more appropriate Rail, Tram and Bus
>Union.
>

IIRC the AFULE amalgamated with the Australian Railways Union (ARU),
the Australian Tramways and Motor Omnibus Employees Association
(ATMOEA) and the National Union of Railway Workers of Australia
(NURWA) to form the Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union which was to be
commonly known as the Public Transport Union(PTU). The PTU was formed
as a result of the amalgamation. It did not exist before amalgamation.

TM