Re: Brief Signalling failure at Camberwell

["Michael Wierzbinski" <wizzer1865@NOSPAMoptusnet.com.au>]

"Peter Dwyer" <peter.dwyer@qr.com.au> wrote in message
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> Michael Wierzbinski <wizzer1865@NOSPAMoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> > "Sam Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> > > "Paul Hambleton" <phambleton@labyrinth.net.au> wrote in message
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> > > > A bit of excitement this morning at Camberwell.
> > > > As the 1023 UP from Alamein approached platform 2, all the signals
> went
> > > out.
> > > > No lights whatsoever. The driver dutifully stopped at the automatic
> signal
> > > > guarding entry into platform 2 before proceeding into the platform.
> All
> > > the
> > > > signals then came back on displaying red before normal operations
> resumed.
> > > > Anyone know what happened.
> > >
> > > Sounds like a power surge or a brief power failure. With a power surge,
> all
> > > of the circuit breakers have to reset, then all track circuits "drop"
> > > causing signals to go to normal (stop). The signaller then needs to run
> the
> > > time releases to put them back to proceed (usually 1 to 2 mins)
> > >
> > > Sam
> >
> > Strangely enough, this happens on a very regular basis, at least once a
> week.
> >
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> Sounds like Camberwell has a Westrace.
>
Probably, but it still f%^ks up.