Thread: Not enough train drivers for the qld system.

and so, a rectifiable situation is being relieved temporarily by buses.

It'll be alright in the long run.

People have bitched endlessly about the introduction of this line.

It's now complete with a few teething problems , so everyone starts bitching again.

Some famous person once said "you can keep some of the people happy , some of the time , but you can't keep all of the people happy all of the time"

Originally Posted by bob10

Doesn't matter where the trains run, if you don't have the drivers. How long does it take to train a driver? [ no pun intended].

Eighteen months.

Said Hanrahan, John O'Brien.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

and so, a rectifiable situation is being relieved temporarily by buses.

It'll be alright in the long run.

People have bitched endlessly about the introduction of this line.

It's now complete with a few teething problems , so everyone starts bitching again.

Some famous person once said "you can keep some of the people happy , some of the time , but you can't keep all of the people happy all of the time"

To build the line is an achievement. To fail to take into account to factor in staff to run it, is not. Surely there has to be more in it than that.

Is the problem a shortage of train drivers ......................... or a shortage of drivers trained to drive a train on that specific route.

Many years ago, I worked on the railways. We had to be "trained" on each and every route we were to travel on, which meant a number of trips worked under the supervision of a trained / experienced driver before we were allowed to "fly solo" so to speak.

Given that the article is referring to a new train route - I suspect that the problem might be simply a shortage of drivers trained specifically for that route.

So, let me get this straight?

You need a trained train driver to train a train driver.
So first you need to train the train drivers to train the train drivers to drive the train. Then you can start training the untrained train drivers to drive the trains.
After the train drivers are trained to drive the train you then need more trained train drivers to the now trained train drivers how to drive that specific train on that train track.

Not confusing at all.
Anyway, got to go and catch a train to train driver training. Oh, that's right, there are no trained train drivers to train the train driver that should be driving my train to train driver training!

Jonesfam

Originally Posted by jonesfam

So, let me get this straight?

You need a trained train driver to train a train driver.
So first you need to train the train drivers to train the train drivers to drive the train. Then you can start training the untrained train drivers to drive the trains.
After the train drivers are trained to drive the train you then need more trained train drivers to the now trained train drivers how to drive that specific train on that train track.

Not confusing at all.
Anyway, got to go and catch a train to train driver training. Oh, that's right, there are no trained train drivers to train the train driver that should be driving my train to train driver training!

Jonesfam

I think you have a problem......

Did you have a train set when you were young?

For those who may be able to remember , get Gomez Adams as the principle trainer. In the show he always had a nice train set !