Re: CityRail services for NRL finals at Olympic Park

[Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

John wrote:
> 
> > On excuse I have heard is that the train drivers demand 14 days notice of
> > roster changes (and on top of this, it takes another two weeks or so to
> put
> > together a 'special event' timetable before the rostering is done.
> >
> 
> No, Train Drivers and Train Guards do not require 14 days notice for roster
> changes. They work off amended working to their normal diagrams/ rosters or
> work the additional shifts as required. In fact, Train Crew are very
> flexible and the special events timetable for Olympic Park would not run as
> smoothly as they have, if it were not for this flexibility.

Yes, its all the planning that causes the grief. The train crews just
follow their "specials" and claim any extras. Well thats what I do.

rgds