Some interesting activities coming up. Bookings required. http://www.sydneytrains.info/railsafetyweek

Monday 11 August
8:00am to 4:00pm
Central Station, Platform 1
Meet a life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine  and join in a range of fun rail safety learning activities.










Take a ride on a steam train
Monday 11 August
10:00am to 2:00pm
Central Station, Platform 2
Journey into the past on a genuine heritage train from Central to Rhodes and return.





Try the train simulator
Thursday 14 August
8:00am to 4:00pm
Liverpool Station
Friday 15 August
8:00am to 4:00pm
Penrith Station

Put yourself in the shoes of a train driver and train guard on Sydneys newest train fleet.






Family Fun Day at Central
Sunday 17 August
8:00am to 4:00pm
Central Station, Grand Concourse
Take a historical tour of the tunnels below Central or a scavenger hunt through the station.

Timetable for steam train Monday 11^th Aug 2014

Steam hauled depart Central 10.00 arrive Rhodes 10.26
Loco hauled depart Rhodes 10.40 arrive Central 11.10
Steam hauled depart Central 11.27 arrive Rhodes 11.50
Loco hauled depart Rhodes 11.55 arrive Central 12.23
Steam hauled depart Central 12.35 arrive Rhodes 13.01
Loco hauled depart Rhodes 13.10 arrive Central 13.37
Steam hauled depart Central 14.04 arrive Rhodes 14.30
Loco hauled depart Rhodes 14.40 arrive Central 15.10

Tomorrow doesn't sound like it will be much, just a treasure hunt, and exploring tunnels.

Is that all it is tomorrow?

They could have included these few "events" in the "Great" Train Expo.

Try the train simulator
Thursday 14 August
8:00am to 4:00pm
Liverpool Station
Friday 15 August
8:00am to 4:00pm
Penrith Station

Put yourself in the shoes of a train driver and train guard on Sydneys newest train fleet.

Does it include the experience of relieving drivers who leave the cab a pigstye, seeing the pile of TSR's under the clip from 3 months ago and the joy of dealing with RMC?
Or does the guard experience include the complimentary swearing passenger, the malfunctioning PA or telling kids not to hold the doors open over and over again?



EDIT:

TSR- Train status report, defect notices if you will
RMC- Rail Management Centre. The big fancy building with the whole network on the wall.

Nothing will happen in Melbourne?

Does it include the experience of relieving drivers who leave the cab a pigstye, seeing the pile of TSR's under the clip from 3 months ago and the joy of dealing with RMC?
Or does the guard experience include the complimentary swearing passenger, the malfunctioning PA or telling kids not to hold the doors open over and over again?

Who is RMC (dare I ask)?

Nothing will happen in Melbourne?

A google search pulled up results straight away, just typed in rail safety week.

http://tracksafefoundation.com.au/whats-on

As a supplementary, I was not aware of this track safe foundation. Learn something new everyday.

Does it include the experience of relieving drivers who leave the cab a pigstye, seeing the pile of TSR's under the clip from 3 months ago and the joy of dealing with RMC?
Or does the guard experience include the complimentary swearing passenger, the malfunctioning PA or telling kids not to hold the doors open over and over again?



EDIT:

TSR- Train status report, defect notices if you will
RMC- Rail Management Centre. The big fancy building with the whole network on the wall.

Many thanks seb2351. Much appreciated.

I reckoned that I knew TSR but had no idea re RMC.

Either way I would have been 100% wrong as I took TSR to be 'Temporary Speed Restriction'.
I assume that 'Rail Management Centre' is what us simple old blokes would have known as Train Control, perhaps ??

Many thanks seb2351. Much appreciated.

I reckoned that I knew TSR but had no idea re RMC.

Either way I would have been 100% wrong as I took TSR to be 'Temporary Speed Restriction'.
I assume that 'Rail Management Centre' is what us simple old blokes would have known as Train Control, perhaps ??

The RMC is a collective term given to the people assembled here. This where the person sits when you call for mechanical help, this is where the "crew optimiser" works as well as people from the security branch etc etc
I would assume you have train controllers here as well, but in terms of what you mean as a true controller the better place to reflect that is ARTC's Adelaide centre.
RMC is more about bringing everyone together under one roof.