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NSW Railcorp Transits |
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RailCorp Transit
Officers can be found on the City Rail Network in NSW. Transit crews are
responsible for our safety as we travel. They also have the power to issue on
the spot infringements (fines) to persons found breaking the law and also
traveling without a correct ticket.
Transit Officers can be
seen patrolling station platforms, railway property and on board trains. They
also have several vehicle patrol areas that can be used to target any
vandalism.
According to the official City Rail
website, it states that 600 Transit Officers are employed to protect the
network.
Crews do a thankless job
and never receive any positive publicity, I hope, that through this webpage
that I can help promote the hard work they do.
Transit Officers
have a rank structure within the organisation. Officers wear rank e
Plain black e
1 stripe = Transit Officer
1 stripe & 1 bar = 1
year as Transit Officer
2 stripes = Senior Transit
Officer
2 stripes & 1 bar = 1
year as Senior Transit Officer
3 stripes = Chief
Crown = Deputy Principal
Transit Officer
3 stars = Duty Officer
If you have any information
to help me with this site, please email me at the address below
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Equipment carried by a
Transit Officer while on duty include
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Transit
Officer Guide Book
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Infringement
Book
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Note
Book
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Two
Way Radio
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First
Aid Kit
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Torch
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Hi
Visibility Vest
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Keys
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Handcuffs
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Expandable
Baton
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Water
Bottle
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Mobile
Telephone
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Baseball
Cap
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Train
Timetables
How did the RailCorp
Transit Officers evolve?
The Unit known as the
Railway Investigation Branch was established in the 1930’s. The first uniformed
officer commenced in 1969, being the PTC Security Service. All Railway
Patrolmen had the same qualifications as the NSW Police because officers
attended training in the
In 1988 the SRA officially
handed control of the Branch over to the NSW Police Service, the Police offered
a shortened course and entry into the actual Police Service for the TIB
members. About half of the then Transit Officers took up the offer and moved to
the Police Service. There are still Transit Officers serving with the NSW
Police Service, doing the same job as the new Transit Officers.
If you have any photographs
of Transit Officers that you would like to share, or have anything positive to
add, please email me at lakescanslist@netspace.net.au
I also keep a log of the radio
call signs used by Transits Officers, if you can help me, please email me at
the address above
This is an un-official web
page and IS NOT associated with any Government Department whatsoever
©2007/2010 – G.Luxton