Re: Y2K - a lesson for Rail.

["John Wayman" <trecker@optusnet.com.au>]

It was a shock for me the other night driving past the back of the Bayswater
car shed to see 4D set looming over fence ready for traffic the next day!

I had had a few drinks,

Cheers
John Wayman

"Tony Gatt" <baulko@tig.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> Michael Kurkowski wrote:
>
> > Well, we could build a railway to the moon! I can see it now, Herald Sun
> > will read "4D lands on moon, in a project that has saved it from
scrapping
> > on earth" :)
>
> The moon, thats still not quite far enuff away for the 4D.. maybe when we
> build the track and send it on its inaugural journey.. we can decommision
the
> points connecting it with earth and just leave it out there to float in
> space...
>
> >
> >
> > Ah wel, dream on :)
> >
>
> Good Dream.. thanks for sharing it..
>
> >
> > Michael.
> >
> > >THE CLASSIC example of what can be achieved was the US program to send
a
> > >man to the moon & back by the end of the 60's.
> > >
> > >> >Y2K was a real problem!  BUT...
> > >> >
> > >> >Companies and pollies got worried, money was spent, systems
analysed,
> > >> >problem systems replaced or corrected, testing, legal threats, more
> > >> >testing,
> > >> >new/fixed systems implemented. All in two to three years.
> > >> >
> > >> >Could the same be done for rail!!!!
> >
> > >> What part do you want fixed?
> >
> > --
> > Michael Kurkowski
> > Email: mk@netstra.com.au
> > Website: http://www.netstra.com.au/~mk
> > ICQ: 1459118
> > Telephone: 0416-044-124
> >
> > What is the point of having quotes at the end of your .sig?
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Tony Gatt.
>
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