Mike Storey Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 This is an amazing film documentary of shunters at work in a busy yard. Set In Darling Harbour Yards, Sydney, it nonetheless could be in any British railway yard of the time, despite the obvious differences in stock and other technicalities. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/z4fqoFfrg8o Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 'Strewth! Thought it was a Sheila, turned out to be a hairy bloke! They seem to have the Australian cavalier attitude to things. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 17, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 17, 2015 It's a smashing film and very different from the 21st century railway safety culture in NSW - although more than a few of 'em seem to be just as tough as back then. Tremendous change from the area as it is today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Loxborough Posted June 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2015 Fascinating film, thanks for posting. I know things have moved on since the 1970's but there is one aspect of this which is still really relevant; "You've got to break every rule in the book to get the trains out and that's great until something goes wrong, and then they throw the rule book at you". A lot of what I do for a living is about changing management culture in infrastructure projects and I am going to store this away to use as an illustration of the worst sort of HSE management... G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I am going to store this away to use as an illustration of the worst sort of HSE management... Show 'em this picture to, Crewe works. Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2015 Show 'em this picture to, Crewe works. Brit15 Tut, tut, those aren't safety boots, no toecaps or support for the ankle... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Loxborough Posted June 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2015 Show 'em this picture to, Crewe works. Brit15 Nah, I want to change culture, not give people nightmares! G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted June 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2015 The Australian railway scene back then was a real mix of US and UK practice's It's not too long ago that shunting was carried out in this country in the way shown on the film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 I think it was even more (potentially) dangerous in UK yards, as we had no auto couplers, so there was a lot more getting in between wagons to couple up/uncouple, and riding on shunters' poles. Even more worrying (to me anyway) is that many of the drivers doing work in yards were green-carded (medically restricted) men, and concentration wasn't always their greatest characteristic.....I had more than one close call when a junior, especially at Dover Town Yard and Link-Span. It would take me a lot longer than the regulars to hook up or uncouple, especially when vac pipes were stiff on multi's. Drivers "didn't see me". Yeah, right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted June 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2015 "The film was made in reaction to feminist filmmakers of the 1970s" Probably why all the blokes are wearing hot pants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeeleyBridge Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 "The film was made in reaction to feminist filmmakers of the 1970s" Probably why all the blokes are wearing hot pants. Ok I read that as terrorist filmmakers ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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