Re: Is this safe?

[luis <luisc@bigpond.com>]

Chris Downs wrote:

> Having lived adjacent to the Murwillumbah branch at Bexhill when the
> Dunoon - Mullumbimby power line was proposed I distinctly remember power
> pylons being the proposed option.  (Overhead power lines lead out of Dunoon
> substation to the East).
>
> On a recent trip to that area I noticed "signalling conduit", galvanized on
> posts, being installed a little to the west of Bangalow.  I assumed that the
> power lines had been placed in this conduit to cut down on visual pollution,
> but this work may have been associated with level crossing works.
>
> Is the line overhead all the way from Dunoon to Mullum?
>
> Chris
>
> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:39518D1E.DC39D5D2@ozemail.com.au...
> > luis wrote:
> >
> > > Northpower have intalled a new 180,000,000 volts electric line along the
> > > railway line between Mullumbimby and Murwillumbah, the question is How
> > > safe is  it , if there is an accident /derailment? How safe is it to the
> > > railway workers doing maintanance?.
> >
> > As long as no-one gets within 100 metres of it, you should be fairly safe.
> >
> >
> > >  [Image]
> >
> > Please don't attach images to newsgroup messages.
> >
> > --
> > David Johnson
> > trainman@ozemail.com.au
> > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> > ------------------------------------
> > These comments are made in a private
> > capacity and do not represent the
> > official view of State Rail.
> > C.O.W.S. Page 11.
> >
> >

to all,
Sorry about attaching a photo to the posting, what I was trying to show is how
close these high voltage lines are to the rail line, the cables are attached to
the wall of the railway tunnels. About the voltage these are not normal railway
electricity lines, they are high voltage transmission lines (180MVA)  that
will connect NSW and Queensland power grids, these are very large capacity
cables, instead of  using overhead power transmissions lines Northpower decided
to use existing Right of Ways (like the railway corridor and roads ) to bypass
all local approval processes with the local community. the community of
Mullumbimby are very concerned  with the safety issues.
We have a web page with more information and I can send more info if required.
the web page is  www.rag.mullum.com.au

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luis cristia


P.O. Box 774
Mullumbimby N.S.W.  2482
Australia

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