Re: Guards to Drive During Olympics?

[keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <381F3D22.35AC228@ozemail.com.au> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> writes:
>Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 06:36:02 +1100
>From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
>Subject: Re: Guards to Drive During Olympics?

>Perhaps I, as one who will be doing this, can respond...

>Guards will not be driving during the Olympics.
>Guards who wish to drive during the Olympics are undergoing a minimum 14 week
>training (over 3 months) to become fully qualified Train Drivers.
>After the Olympics, these new Drivers will remain drivers.
>If an ex-Guard is not deemed fit after 14 weeks, futher training will take place
>until their Trainer Driver feels that they are competent.
>Trains do not have steering wheels.
>Some of the best drivers are ex-Guards.

That's because they have the experience to know how railways "work". Which is 
something someone who wants to drive from outside the rail industry doesn't 
have.

Dave Malcolm

>Any questions?


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