Re: Ararat BG connections

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

>> >>Your comments re ASW are spot on , an amazing amount of money wasted on a
>> >>safeworking system that went no-where,and never was likely to go anywhere.
>> >
>> >So we may speculate as to ASW's future.  Will the ARTC want to keep it
>> >after 1 July 99 when train control for the western line reverts to
>> >Adelaide?  Keeping ASW doesn't sit easily with the stated desire to
>> >reduce the different safeworking systems across Australia.
>> >
ISTR that the SAS (ASW) technology is actually owned by BHPIT. Haven't
heard of any other systems except PTC Vic that use it, though.

Cheers

Krel


>> Hot rumour is that ASW (SAS) on SG will be replaced by TOs (AN Style)
>> in the short term and probably CTC with axle-counters in the long term
>> (2-4 years). Dunno how true it is but it sure sounds like an
>> improvement.
>
>Other side of this rumour is if ARTC pull the pin on ASW, then VLF will
>do the same, and return back to Train Orders, at least on the Mildura
>line.  Anybody wanna 2nd hand LSDU?
>
>BC


Just another eccentric crank.