Re: FV train times

["Rufus" <rufus.dog@mpx.com.au>]

David Langley wrote in message <3733C85A.2E1A94A8@ancc.com.au>...
>> Hi John.
>>                 Answer Yes, but unlikely.
>>  . This will probably be the
>> best option as the Signalman [sorry, FOE]
>
>The what??

FOE is the new name for ground staff....all Signalmen, shunters and some
office staff have been grouped togethet as a FOE, and are qualified in all
three jobs, in addition some are qualified Second Persons, others Train
Examiner-wagon Repairers [ Freight Opperations Employee ??]


>> will lose his job soon when Benalla A is abolished.
>
>Hmm, not likely in the foreseeable future unless the new mob have an
endless pot
>of gold, which they appear not to. They should of course call themselves
and
>casino then they would right for money.

Two Signalmen have been given packages already [unfortunately the two good
ones, the idiot remains]
his job is very much in doubt! In fact he will be replaced purely because he
wont co-operate and do the FOE shunting part of his job, nor co-operate in
any way with the crews. When he is on duty we can double our shunt time at
Benalla.
>
>
>>
>>                   Crosses are not normally done at Benalla, because the
>> Union has been unable to get health and safety issues sorted out.
>
>What issues??


You would have to ask the Signalman!
>
>> When the
>> FOE is pensioned off, Benalla may become an unmanned station, and under
the
>> present Train Order rules will not be available to be used as a crossing
>> Station. [This is why Wangaratta is not a crossing Station [a lot of Bull
>> really, Wangaratta would be an easy place to cross trains, the only issue
>> which  I can see is deciding who was to enter first !]

>
>The Victorian rules were written along the lines of - "we can't possibly
allow
>orders to be issued without forcing the arrival road at the station", i.e.
we do
>not want to have to have the words "take main line or passing siding" on
our
>orders. It was I think because the safeworking management of the day
doubted the
>driver's ability to think and take heed of an order.
>
>DEL
You are not wrong, but neither are our so called Safe Working people, ever
consistent...or why did they allow us to
"Proceed to Riggs Creek Loop and cross 9357, Locomotive No. G527, and
proceed to Wodonga with master key 67"
 Opposing Order
"Proceed to Riggs Creek Loop and cross 9358, Locomotive No. A68, and proceed
to Seymour  with master key 66"

Rod :o)