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Re: Silverton Locos turn up in Melbourne.
In article <LXXH2.34536$Hn5.15381@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>,
"Rod" <berlina@bigpond.com> wrote:
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> Matthew Clements wrote in message =
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> Gareth Lumsden wrote:=20
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> >=20
> Rod,you said it all!! All decisions made that affect enginemen's lives
are made by dayworkers sitting on their blots in air-conditioned offices!
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> > The Silverton locos are going to RTS(Rail Technical Support) =
> Services at=20
> > Dynon to be refurbished.=20
> >=20
> . I can say that both cab are filthy,=20
> and in need of some attention.
>
> =20
> "Cab modifications" means this: Silverton is spending enough money =
> to buy a house to modify the cabs of 48s35 and 48s37 to meet the PTU =
> imposed conditions for those locomotives to be driven outside of NSW. =
> Mechanically, those locomotives have already received significant =
> attention, and are presently in good operating order.=20
>
> to meet the PTU imposed conditions ......
>
> this writer appears to be a little "contemptuous"[another spell =
> check please] of the PTU cab committee here in Victoria.
>
> But would the average office worker change the toner in the Laser =
> printer if there was no where to wash your hands after!
>
> would he sit on a standard chair that has it's vinyl or cloth =
> covering so covered in grease or been ripped exposing crumbling foam?
>
> would he listen to hundreds of rattles that dull the hearing short =
> term and destroy it long term?=20
>
> would he put up with having the gas struts [seat] welded solid, and =
> a continuos vibration up his spine all day long?
>
> would he open the windows to more noise and fumes because the boss =
> would not air condition his office for him?
>
> Yes the PTU forces a few conditions on the employer....NO railway =
> management either Government or Corporate has ever given us =
> anything.........everything has been won by the railway workers having a =
> go.......
>
> But that was the past.......We have lost the ability to =
> fight.....Reith has found a way to destroy us, and he is!
>
> We have turned into puppy dogs and lay on our backs and wait for a =
> scrap that will never come...till we find the guts our Grandfathers had =
> in the '20's and 30's .
>
> Australia was a great place to live! Australia could be again! =
> but if nothing is done soon, we will be so much under the control of =
> overseas corporations and their lackeys, that we will have to have a =
> revolution to rid ourselves of the scum!=20
>
> A very small example is to be seen in Timor right now as Indonesians =
> who were sent in, in their hundreds of thousands to occupy and outnumber =
> the locals, are now deserting Timor like rats from a sinking ship, as =
> Indonesia, brought to its knees by New York Money [ less =
> politely..Yankee Jews fiddling the world Economy], lose their interest =
> in this small country.=20
>
> Funny thing about Timor, why did Gough not help them.
>
> Rod=20
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> <DIV>Matthew Clements<MDC@NETSPACE.NET.AU> wrote in message <<A=20
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> <P>Gareth Lumsden wrote:=20
> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE =3D CITE>> <BR>> The Silverton locos are =
> going to=20
> RTS(Rail Technical Support) Services at <BR>> Dynon to be=20
> refurbished. <BR>>=20
> <P>. I can say that both cab are filthy, <BR>and in need of some =
>
> attention.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
> <P><BR>"Cab modifications" means this: Silverton is =
> spending=20
> enough money to buy a house to modify the cabs of 48s35 and 48s37 to =
> meet=20
> the PTU imposed conditions for those locomotives to be driven =
> outside of=20
> NSW. Mechanically, those locomotives have already received =
> significant=20
> attention, and are presently in good operating order.=20
> <P>to meet the PTU imposed conditions <FONT color=3D#000000=20
> size=3D2>......</FONT>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>this writer appears to be a little =
>
> "contemptuous"[another spell check please] of the =
> PTU cab=20
> committee here in Victoria.</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>But would the average office =
> worker change the=20
> toner in the Laser printer if there was no where to wash your hands=20
> after!</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>would he sit on a standard chair =
> that has it's=20
> vinyl or cloth covering so covered in grease or been ripped exposing =
>
> crumbling foam?</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>would he listen to hundreds of =
> rattles that=20
> dull the hearing short term and destroy it long =
> term? </FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>would he put up with having the =
> gas struts=20
> [seat] welded solid, and a continuos vibration up his spine all day=20
> long?</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>would he open the windows to more =
> noise and=20
> fumes because the boss would not air condition his office for=20
> him?</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Yes the PTU forces a few =
> conditions on the=20
> employer....NO railway management either Government or Corporate has =
> ever=20
> given us anything.........everything has been won by the railway =
> workers=20
> having a go.......</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>But that was the past.......We =
> have lost the=20
> ability to fight.....Reith has found a way to destroy us, and he=20
> is!</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>We have turned into puppy dogs and =
> lay on our=20
> backs and wait for a scrap that will never come...till we find the =
> guts our=20
> Grandfathers had in the '20's and 30's .</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Australia was a great place to=20
> live! Australia could be again! but if nothing is =
> done=20
> soon, we will be so much under the control of overseas corporations =
> and=20
> their lackeys, that we will have to have a revolution to rid =
> ourselves of=20
> the scum! </FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>A very small example is to be seen =
> in Timor=20
> right now as Indonesians who were sent in, in their hundreds of =
> thousands to=20
> occupy and outnumber the locals, are now deserting Timor like rats =
> from a=20
> sinking ship, as Indonesia, brought to its knees by New York Money [ =
> less=20
> politely..Yankee Jews fiddling the world Economy], lose their =
> interest in=20
> this small country. </FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Funny thing about Timor, why did =
> Gough not=20
> help them.</FONT></P>
> <P><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Rod =
> </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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