Re: [NSW] Plasma's at Redfern

["James C." <james_ccj@optusnet.com.au>]

"> Slightly off this particular topic, got the 5:00 Bundaberg Tilt home Roma
> Street to Nambour yesterday. For the first forty minutes of the trip the
> cabin power kept shutting down (every minute or so) ie. only emergency
> lighting, no video/audio, no toilet.

Because the toilet door is automatic.

> As we were on our way through Northgate an announcement was made advising
of
> a minor electrical fault which Someone and Trevor, our drivers were
working
> at fixing. Passengers were asked not to use the toilets when the cabin
> lighting was off as the toilet would not operate.

Drivers require to have basic knowledge of trains(mechaincal side) when
failure occur.

> OT again, is the audio entertainment run off CD/Cassette or is it
broadcast
> to all trains from a central location? I ask this because on my first trip
> to Rocky I set my walkman to autotune and it was picking up the channels
the
> tilt train plays. Can't remember the freq. but have a feeling it was near
> the upper end of the FM band. This was on the run north of Bundaberg.

2 weeks ago (geez!  it's been that long!) when my train left Rocky the radio
was playing local station from Gladstone/Rockhampton  region. But after a
while(approaching Gladstone) it switch to QR specialised programs.(run out
every few hours)



Cheers
James