Re: VIC/ALL Power strike impact on rail?

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

Blackouts only affected certain areas, for about 1-2 hours at a time, as
directed by VenCorp, to conserve available power. I was lucky, I didn't lose
power here at all, though my mum and my ex both lost power for about an
hour. See http://www.vencorp.com.au


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
http://www.custard.net.au/bowen/daniel/


"Leon Kernan" <lkernan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
EvnM5.63$zs5.3963@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net">news:EvnM5.63$zs5.3963@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net...
> Trams were still running OK on the St Kilda light rail at 8:45.
>
> OgO <quentisl@leaves.ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> 8FE1622E4ogo1mynxwowaustcom@203.2.194.51">news:8FE1622E4ogo1mynxwowaustcom@203.2.194.51...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > As those of us in Victoria (and some in SA as well) know we had a
blackout
> > last night.
> >
> > When it happened my housemate was on the train, the train kept stopping
> > every 10 seconds or so and eventually made it to the next station (home)
> > which was pitch black, and apparently kept going.
> >
> > When we wandered down later (wondering if we could get a train anywhere)
> > the only light at the station was from the metcard ticket machine
> > <sarcasm>yay!</sarcasm> and the pedestrian boom gates were down, but
> > powerless.  The level crossing nearby had the boomgates down and bells
and
> > lights going, although all the traffic lights nearby were dark.
> >
> > What I'm getting around to asking is, *do* the trains keep running in a
> > blackout like this?  Obviously the one my housemate was on kept going
for
> > at least some way, not sure if it made it to the city or not...  and we
> > didn't see one at the station later, although we decided the better
option
> > was to go back home and crack open a couple beers before they got warm
:)
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > OgO.
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> >
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>
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