Re: Violence on Sydney trains

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

If the Chubb Guards want to tell people to take their feet of the seats and
they do it fine. But the problem comes when the people tell the guards to
get stuffed and then really the only thing the Chubby's can do then is
arrest the person and take them of the train and wait for the police.
Meanwhile the train they are suppose to be guarding will continue on its
trip and have no guards on it at all. So really even protective services do
not want the guards to leave the train at all unless they really have to.
And a  person with feet on the seats is not a serious offence. If you don't
believe me have a listen on a scanner between 416 and 419Mhz on the GRN
radio network and have a listen for yourself.


THE Boss! wrote in message ...
>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.
>
>Better still, call State Rail Protective Services (or something like
that) -
>on (02) 9379 4444 - they are there 24 hours and I have got action from them
>before. I rang them on my mobile when Chubb ignored three people with feet
>on seats - the "guards" were contacted by radio and told to do their job.
>
>With regard to tickets, wasn't there a regulation passed a few years back
>that enables "authorised persons" to ask for tickets - Brian Langton said
at
>the time that it was to enable security officers to ask for tickets when
>stations were unattended. Was this only a ministerial conjob then?
>
>DaveP
>
>