I should have added that on that day the Tram Tracker had apparently frozen somehow as I was assured that trams were running each side of the incident... Nevertheless the time to reestablish service seems excessive.

Richard

On 19 Feb 2018, at 2:31 pm, Ted Gaytramdriver1740@... [TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

Can Richard explain "this mob still has no idea of how to handle a mishap"

Ted
From: "Tony Gallowayarg@... [TramsDownUnder]" TramsDownUnder@...>
To: "TramsDownUnder@yahoogroups.com" TramsDownUnder@...>
Sent: Friday, 9 February 2018, 11:51
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Man hit and trapped underneath tram | Gold Coast Bulletin

Looks like a “poor lifestyle choice” leading to a “negative health outcome” :

http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/man-hit-by-gold-coast-tram-after-sleeping-on-tracks-light-rail-services-suspended-20180208-p4yzs1.html

Tony G

> On 9 Feb 2018, at 7:37 am,prescottt@... [TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

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> Coincidentally, last night on TV there was one of those programs featuring the incidents that public transport and road controllers see on their CCTV (the best one was a cow on a railway platform at night in Brisbane!). One item showed a woman crossing the GCLR track at an angle, without checking behind her, yakking on her mobile using ear buds. A tram swept past about a paper's width from her nose under full emergency braking and gong going and she bounced back in shock. After the tram passed she continued walking on the other side still yakkety yakking into the phone.

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> Tony P

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> ---InTramsDownUnder@..., <tressteleg@...> wrote :

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> This happened over an hour ago and if the tram tracker equipment is working, not a single tram is running anywhere. One is even stopped between stops in Queen St.

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> If this is in fact correct, this mob still has no idea of how to handle a mishap.

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> I was going to use the tram around 7.30 this morning but it looks like the car will be getting a run instead.

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> http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/emergency-services-work-to-free-man-trapped-under-gold-coast-light-rail/news-story/e7b2f3da7a695f9b26f1872ff8624f49

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> Regards,

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