Re: Black boxes for all trains

["Peter Dwyer" <peter.dwyer@qr.com.au>]

Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Zee Fatman" <ruth_cook@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> > All QR Coal trains have black boxes on them. they can record data for
> > extended periods of time.
>
> Yeah, but they were probably designed with that capability. Just about
> anything can be designed into a new loco/train, but to put it all in later
> to units which are, in some cases, 20 or more years old, is another matter
> entirely.


I doubt that. I believe the 'black boxes' referred to are for the Train
protection systems, such as ATP & ATC.

Both retrofitted.