Re: DOO In Sydney?

[Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>]

Again baby trains.
Don.

Exnarc wrote:

> Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
> 37EEA813.5FEB41A5@fastlink.com.au">news:37EEA813.5FEB41A5@fastlink.com.au...
> >
> >
> > WhaleOilBeefHooked wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Get real - in Sydney, we are talking about drivers cabs on half the
> fleet -
> > > that is over 1000 cabs. We are also talking about cameras at every
> station -
> > > all 300 of them? Then there is the problem of interference between
> > > platforms - what if you have a situation like North Sydney, platform 2
> and
> > > 3, with both trains leaving in the up direction, so the transmitters
> would
> > > bahe to be at the Sydney end of the platfrom for both platforms. The
> chances
> > > of a train picking up an erroneous signal are too great. (I know, it
> SHOULD
> > > be apparent to the driver that he or she is looking at the wrong side,
> but
> > > we cannot rely on that).
> > >
> > > DaveP
> >
> > Just a note: When I started school as a 5 y.o we knew a guard he said it
> > wasn't secure as they were going to get rid of guards. Well I went
> > thruogh all 13 years of school, did 5 years in a bank, 5 years as a
> > guard and now am a driver. We still have guards. The new 4gt has guard
> > stations in them. I still think that there will be guards of some sort
> > in 10 years time.
> >
> > rgds
>
> You should call yourself Railway Rip van winkle, you've obviously been
> asleep whilst the rest of Australia has moved to DOO, the job of Spark
> Driver has improved no end since DOO in Melbourne, trains aren't cancelled
> as often account lack of "Qualified Staff" as was the case when one of the
> crew failed to turn up, we don't have to worry of what the other blokes
> doing, far less number of accidents with people being dragged along
> platforms, the list goes on and on.
>
> If you really believe that guards will still be on Sydney trains in 2 years
> time you had better start hanging up your stocking because Santa will be
> here in 2 months!!!!
>
> Bob.