Re: " Good Guarding" was Hornsby Yard

["Jane Campbell" <janecampbell@optusnet.com.au>]

Hi Garry,

I can show you "bad guarding" too.  Put me on any train doing a Bankstown
circle at any time of the day or night and for some reason I am forced to
become a different person.  Can't figure out why?  :)

Regards to all,

Jane

Garry Hoddinett <hoddos@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> With Jane Campbell and David Johnson both informing us of their abilities
> for "good guarding" maybe some people in this newsgroup can give us some
> examples of "bad guarding".
>
> I remember in the later days of the red rattlers, being on a North Sydney
to
> Berowra evening service.  The train arrived at North Sydney about 10
minutes
> late.  In those days if a Berowra or Cowan service arrived at Hornsby 10
> minutes late then there was a fair chance of it being cancelled beyond
> Hornsby.  The later it arrived in Hornsby then the more chance of it being
> cancelled beyond Hornsby and perhaps an early night for the crew or a
longer
> break between services.  Anyway, this train proceeded down the North Shore
> line taking an extraordinary long time at every station.  It progressively
> got later and later to timetable.  Being a red rattler with manual doors I
> started looking out at the station stops, the guards indicator was set to
> proceed, the signals were green and passengers had well and truely
departed/
> boarded before the bell would sound giving permission for the driver to
> proceed.  The guard seemed to be waiting 30 seconds per stop before
allowing
> the train to proceed.  The train arrived at Hornsby well and truely late
and
> I was expecting it to be cancelled.  Unfortunately for the guard, and
> fortunately for the passengers, there was no station staff with a
> cancellation slip and the road ahead was set to green.  It was the
shortest
> stop I have ever experienced at Hornsby, the train must have been
stationary
> for only a few seconds before will were on our way!  At the remaining
stops
> the train was also barely stationary before the bell would ring to
proceed.
> A complete turn around to the earlier part of the journey!
>
>