Re: [VIC]: Problems on the Epping line.

[Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com>]

What a nightmare!
Congratulations though on keeping a relatively normal level of service
going.

Why did the circuits fail?

In article <388BDF6D.F923D6E7@yahoo.com>,
  Sam Eades <eadess@yahoo.com> wrote:
> This morning at about 0600, all of the track circuits failed between
> Lalor an Keon Park, redering the up Home signals at Lalor, the Down
Home
> signals at Keon Park, and all up Autos in between innefective.
> Each train was delayed between 10 and 15 mins, until the 0808. There
> were a few irate passengrs who became even more agitated when I
wouldnt
> let them try to board the trains which tripped on signal T580 (up
> automatic on the up end of the platform).
>
> The Boom Gates at Heyington Drv, Settlement Rd and Lalor (don't know
ths
> Street name but itis the one next to Safeway) were all stuck down and
> some idiotic drivers caused some *very* near misses. There was one
> driver that was just contantly blowing his horn, and stil people were
> crossing in front of him.
>
> Things were not back to *normal* , until about 1040!
>
> Sam Eades
>
>


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