Notwithstanding weekend sports services, any straight 8 hour shift agreement would be inappropriate for the regular services, where they would be higher demand for services in defined peak periods than, say, in the middle of the day or evenings. There would need to be provision for broken shift or short shifts, as already apply to bus drivers. From memory minimum shifts of just 4 hours apply.

Brian

From:TramsDownUnder@... [mailto:TramsDownUnder@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ted Gay
Sent: Saturday, 4 May 2013 8:10 PM
To:TramsDownUnder@...
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Devonshire St Tram Route

In my time with SLR the Award guaranteed a set eight hours for any and every shift.

I wonder if that Award has had a "Work Choices" makeover?

Rail Safety regs limit the hours that a driver can put in, IIRC a driver can refuse to work more than nine hours with only exceptional circumstances the limit is ten hours.

Considering that a Football, Rugby or affle game only lasts a few hours the cost of providing special services, to say Moore Park, could be considerable. Can't see a private outfit wanting to provide a loss making service without a subsidy, either from the Govt or the organizers of the event via a loading on all ticket sales.

Personally I'd leave it to the buses to provide the special services to the SFS and SCG. That then would leave it open to come up with a route for ESLR that avoids knocking down a unit block, bridges over the Eastern Distributor/South Dowling Street, and ripping apart the park lands to the east.

Ted

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From: Mick Duncan kitbuny@...>
To:TramsDownUnder@...
Sent: Saturday, 4 May 2013 1:42 AM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Devonshire St Tram Route



Gday Ted

Not likely.

They would be crewed by crews doing OT and specially brought in.

Cheers, Mick.

----- Original Message -----

From: Ted Gay mailto:tramdriver1740@yahoo.com.au

To:TramsDownUnder@...

Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 8:27 AM

Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Devonshire St Tram Route

To be crewed by drivers/conductors sitting around doing nothing?

Ted

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