Re: How can we make trains run later?

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <7sbtl2$6g7$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,  <facetious@my-deja.com> wrote:
>The retards at shittyrail have done it again - introduced a new way of
>making trains run late.  Attached is an OCR (unedited)
>
>Locking Door Motor and Public Address Project.
>New equipment has been fitted to cars 3981, 3979, 4076, 4949, & 3052.
>This new equipment consists of 1. Door Open Indicator Lamps (DOIL)
>2. Door Open Traction Interlock (DOTI) 3. Door Warning Device (DWD)
>4. Emergency Door Release (EDR)

 Ahh, so we at last bring the Sydney train fleet up to the safety standards
now applied to pretty well every other suburban railway in Australia.

 I would expect that all new Metro/Suburban rolling stock built anywhere
in the world over the last few years to have similar door safety interlocks
from 'as built'.


 Hasnt Cityrail tried this once before, and then removed the modifications
after crews refused to work the set ?

 Why the doors on Air Conditioned trains cant close them selves to keep the
car cool I dont know. I know some claim that this would be 'unsafe' but hey
guys, how many years have automatic passenger elavators had auto-closing
doors and obstruction detection interlocks ?. Not as if obstruction detection
is a new idea or something, there has to be literally 1000's of products that
could be used.
 Even buses are fitted with door obstruction sensors these days.!