Re: Violence on Sydney trains

["John" <Jones@optusnet.com.au>]

What a shame the train guard is not a "authorised person" to ask for a
ticket. So the people can just tell the guard to get stuffed. Then all the
guard can do then is call the police. Did you also know that the Protective
Services are also not authorised persons under the transport Act. That was
taken away from them a few years ago.
John wrote in message <3772cec3.0@pink.one.net.au>...
>Hi,
>If anyone has any problems with security guards go and see the Train Guard
>who will put a report in to Cityrail Protective Services who push the
matter
>with Chubb. In fact, if there are any problems on the train at all the
Train
>Guard should be contacted first. At least they can ask for tickets before
>asking people to leave the train.
>
>John.
>
>Santosh Bhat <santosh@student.unsw.edu.au> wrote in message
>3771D902.DEE34276@student.unsw.edu.au">news:3771D902.DEE34276@student.unsw.edu.au...
>> Yes the gaurds are a bit of a Joke. I mean i've been told that if i am
>> ever questioned by them and they ask for details, i can safely say "Papa
>> Smurf", and as they cant search me, when asked for proof of
>> identification that im Papa Smurf, i can claim i left it in my mushroom.
>>
>> And i do use the trains at odd hours occasionally (the university
>> social life is to blame for that). And i've never been in any dangerous
>> situation, I think Mr Carr standing in the mist at Granville station is
>> a bit of a scare though.
>>
>> David Johnson wrote:
>> >
>> > Santosh Bhat wrote:
>> >
>> > > Interesting point that,Why are about 80~90% of the Chubb security
>gaurds
>> > > of Indian origin, maybe not now, but when they were first introduced.
>As
>> > > these "security" gaurds dont seem to be able to do much, other than
>> > > prance about trains threatening people with their pens to behave, i
>> > > doubt there was a need for a level of qualification not avialable in
>> > > Australia but for a few.
>> > >
>> >
>> > They are basically there to provide an image.  Sydney trains are not
>nearly as
>> > unsafe as the media makes out, but having the Security Guards on board
>makes
>> > people feel safe.  When it comes to the crunch, the Security Guards
>rarely do
>> > anything to help.  I have found the anglo-saxon Security Guards are
more
>willing
>> > to help when trouble arises than the Indian ones.
>> >
>> > >         Surely there are unemployed people already in Sydney who
would
>be able
>> > > to stay up the late hours to walk up and down two carriages. And im
>not
>> > > being racist, i am an Australian-Indian myself.
>> >
>> > --
>> > David Johnson
>> > CityRail Guard
>> > trainman@ozemail.com.au
>> > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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