Re: Melbourne's poor Met service

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

David could well be right.  IMHO pilot working on both lines (with two
pilotmen) is not prohibited by rules, just by the attitude of the
safeworking manager.

Of course, if the rest of the system had a better service than one train
every 40 min, a delay on the Sandringham line would be less critical, as it
would be in isolation.  The problem with travelling on Melbourne's Met is
anything which involves more than one sector.

-- 
Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

David Guymer <davidmg@tig.com.au> wrote in article
<36E0CC92.FB7F1C8@tig.com.au>...
> The problems with using both lines from Elsternwick to South Yarra is
that the
> Up line was being worked by Pilotworking so that when the second train
has to
> shunt at Elsterwick (via the Pilotman's section) the Pilotman is at South
> Yarra. Also what system are you going to use to run trains on the down
line?
> Can't be Pilotworking, not allowed by Superintendent, Safeworking.
> David G.