Re: Driver Qualifications.

[keithm@happy.dca.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <mauried.324.37DF65A5@commslab.gov.au> mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) writes:
>From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
>Subject: Driver Qualifications.
>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:23:49 GMT

>In these days of horizontal integration, ie where one organization owns the 
>track and other organizations run trains over the tracks , how does the whole 
>process get started, ie if a new operator comes along and wants to run trains 
>over someone elses tracks , how do they initially get the road knowledge to do 
>so?

>As an example , which could become reality very soon , lets suppose that the 
>new owner of the privatised Westrail decides to enter the National Freight 
>market and wants to run trains from Perth to Melb hauled by Q class.
>Obviously the new owner would inherit a number of ex  Westrail crews who would 
>be qualified on Qs and who would know the road as far as Kalgoorlie, but there 
>isnt likely to be a single person in the country who would know the road to 
>Melb and be qualified to drive a Q.
>Historically , there always have been drivers who are able to train other 
>drivers on foreign roads , but in these days of competition its unlikely that 
>another company is going to voluntarily agree to teach its soon to be 
>opposition a foreign road.
>Does ARTC have loco inspectors who know the road from Parkeston to Melb
>who are able to train new drivers.?

>Its a brave new world.
>cheers
>MD

You hire a pilot driver at extremly high cost.

Dave Malcolm