new arrangements at Bondi Junction commissioned?

"C. Dewick" <craigd@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
>
> the weekend shutdown on the Illawarra had as one aspect of it the final
> commissioning of all the new track and signal arrangements at Bondi
Junction
> which were meant to have been put to use from Monday this week, leaving
> RailCorp still in breach of it's own Train Working Procedures out of the
> Train Operations Manual (TWP-108, 110, etc. were the relevant ones). Does
> anyone know if that's actually happened?

Craig,

Union/Management formalities aside, what makes the new arrangement so
difficult for drivers to be 'quickly' breifed on?

On teh down there is a facing crossover so the protecting signal has altered
aspects..
On the up there really is no change other than driving thru facing points
out of #1 platform.

So why the need for hours of wasted time and arrangements for the
commisioning of "1" set of facing points?

The railways own laws might have something to do with it as Craig has
already pointed out


"Tony Gatt" <tony@railmedia.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "C. Dewick" <craigd@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
> news:e3tltj$8rj$1@yoda.apana.org.au...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> the weekend shutdown on the Illawarra had as one aspect of it the final
>> commissioning of all the new track and signal arrangements at Bondi
> Junction
>> which were meant to have been put to use from Monday this week, leaving
>> RailCorp still in breach of it's own Train Working Procedures out of the
>> Train Operations Manual (TWP-108, 110, etc. were the relevant ones). Does
>> anyone know if that's actually happened?
>
> Craig,
>
> Union/Management formalities aside, what makes the new arrangement so
> difficult for drivers to be 'quickly' breifed on?
>
> On teh down there is a facing crossover so the protecting signal has
> altered
> aspects..
> On the up there really is no change other than driving thru facing points
> out of #1 platform.
>
> So why the need for hours of wasted time and arrangements for the
> commisioning of "1" set of facing points?
>
>

"Tezza" <Tezza007@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:4463013e@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> The railways own laws might have something to do with it as Craig has
> already pointed out

And I said, those issues aside...



>
>
> "Tony Gatt" <tony@railmedia.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4462f311$0$25132$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
> >
> > "C. Dewick" <craigd@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
> > news:e3tltj$8rj$1@yoda.apana.org.au...
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> the weekend shutdown on the Illawarra had as one aspect of it the final
> >> commissioning of all the new track and signal arrangements at Bondi
> > Junction
> >> which were meant to have been put to use from Monday this week, leaving
> >> RailCorp still in breach of it's own Train Working Procedures out of
the
> >> Train Operations Manual (TWP-108, 110, etc. were the relevant ones).
Does
> >> anyone know if that's actually happened?
> >
> > Craig,
> >
> > Union/Management formalities aside, what makes the new arrangement so
> > difficult for drivers to be 'quickly' breifed on?
> >
> > On teh down there is a facing crossover so the protecting signal has
> > altered
> > aspects..
> > On the up there really is no change other than driving thru facing
points
> > out of #1 platform.
> >
> > So why the need for hours of wasted time and arrangements for the
> > commisioning of "1" set of facing points?
> >
> >
>
>

"Tony Gatt" <tony@railmedia.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Tezza" <Tezza007@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4463013e@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>> The railways own laws might have something to do with it as Craig has
>> already pointed out
>
> And I said, those issues aside...

They're a legal requirement and can't be put aside