Re: DOO In Sydney?

[semi.retired.banana@xtra.co.SPAM.egggs.nz]

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 08:58:23 GMT, Michael <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote:
. I do admit that guards should not be abolished completely, just for
the 

>purpose of keeping people employed, however I also believe that a guard is 
>useless just sitting there blowing a whistle at every station. Why not employ 
>guards as roving ticket inspectors instead? Or undercover inspectors to ensure 
>the train is running ontime (Which is partly the drivers responsibility) and 
>not breaking any rules.

On the Wellington system the guard (or whatever he is called these
days) opens and closes the doors *and* collects tickest. Stations are
open and tickets are clipped/sold on the train. The guard is assisted
at peak times by assistants who I suspect are commuters doing part
time work on their way to their main employment.

I know the train lengths/number or passengers are diffesrent but it
does seem strange that all the Sydney guard apparently does is open
and close doors. Maybe at off-peak times he (she?) could act as one of
the security guards I have read about on other threads on this group?