Re: Head on in the Western district

[Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au>]

John Kerley wrote:

> My paranoia over reducing as far as possible the consequences of human
> failure probably results from
> (a)    Having lived in England for 10 years where the strict signalling and
> safeworking rules applied over there, at least when I was there 20 years
> ago, would result in half the present Australian railways system being
> closed down if they were applied over here

Would you please give us examples of these matters?

> (b)    Having been on the receiving end of a couple of safeworking
> "incidents" over here, which would not have occurred if British standards
> had been applied.  In one of these cases after a second repeat incident
> which resulted in people being hospitalised, the rule book in true "Red For
> Danger" style was eventually changed to remove the human element.
>
Details here also please?

Eddie Oliver