Re: Re: [NSW] fatality at Kingswood

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

On Sun, 20 May 2001 00:05:00 GMT, Bill Bolton
<billbolton@computer.org> wrote:

>David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Interesting, as Energy Australia has no way of cutting power to the
>> tracks.   RIC Electricians can, but no-one can get into the 1500V
>> substations.
>
>If the commercial power supply to the substations is cut, then track
>power will also be cut.  It is certainly within the scope and general
>ability of the commercial power provider to arrange, often remotely,
>the cutting of commercial power input to substation.

If Energy Australia were to cut power to say, Heathcote substation,
Electrical trouble would reroute power from Wollongong and Taren
Point, getting the power back on within seconds.   Recently, during a
major power failure in the city, the entire CBD was blacked out, but
the underground stations were fully lit, and trains were running
because the routed power from Lithgow, Newcastle and Wollongong.


David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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