But who drew up the specifications for this train, including the
measurements and design that should have complied with the DDA standards?
Not politicians for sure. Perhaps the Indian builders didn't comply with
the specification (that would be unusual)? So who then had oversight of the
ongoing progress of the build to ensure that it complied with the
specifications? Again, not the politicians.

It's very typical around the world for train tenders to be advertised
internationally, with the successful bidder not necessarily in the
customer's home country. Or, like NSW, the successful bidder is in
Australia but subcontracts construction work overseas. It's then incumbent
on the local company to ensure compliance of the product.

I don't necessarily support this. It's better if these transport products
are built in Australia, but there can be good reasons why a particular
specialised product with very small production runs has to be sourced
overseas. Trams come to mind. It certainly annoys me that any buses at all
should be imported but the blame for that often state Treasuries that
insist on the cheapest product.

Tony P

On Friday, October 22, 2021 at 10:49:17 AM UTC+11gregsut...@...
wrote:

> The situation in Queensland is not related to attitudes or actions of

> Queensland rail engineers. Rather it is a manifestation, and an expensive

> one, of the obsessive "buy foreign and 'off the shelf' public transit

> trainsets policiy of former Premier Campbell Newman.

>

> Similar buy off the shelf or imports while excluding locals fiascoes can

> be seen in the doctrinaire policies that have been applied in NSW,

> Constance trains/ferries and Victoria, Kennett trams (C & Ds) and trains.

>

> Greg

>

>

>

> On 20/10/2021 5:32 pm, TP wrote:

>

> That lack of respect for people with a disability, including any mobility

> impairment, is universal in the public transport sector in Australia. Not

> confined to Queensland governments or Queensland rail engineers by any

> means.

>

> Tony P

>

> On Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 3:20:59 PM UTC+11

>gregsut...@... wrote:

>

>>

>>

>> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-10/queensland-rail-inquiry-new-trained-failed-from-day-one-forde/10600554

>>

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