AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2011
VIC:Vic Metro drivers suspected of sabotage
MELBOURNE, April 27 AAP - Every unexplained late train will be investigated by Metro
as plummeting punctuality has raised suspicions that drivers are secretly sabotaging the
timetable.
One in four Metro trains was late and just 77 per cent on time in the past month, News
Ltd reports on Wednesday.
The suspected go-slow has seen punctuality plummet since mid-March.
Metro chief executive Andrew Lezala said they were investigating services that run
late for no apparent reason.
"Our customers expect a service that runs on time, so when we have poor performance
that can't be explained by incidents across the network they want to know why," he said.
The newspaper said some drivers deliberately operate their trains at 5km/h below the
limit, throwing timetables into chaos.
Ten drivers have been questioned so far.
One has been sacked, one has resigned and six have been issued with a final warning.
On March 9, after the Rail, Tram and Bus Union was ordered by Fair Work Australia not
to engage in industrial action, two speeding trains derailed, one of which crashed into
a bank at Sandringham station, the paper said.
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