Re: [NSW] fatality at Kingswood

[Bill Bolton <billbolton@computer.org>]

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> Recently, during a major power failure in the city, the entire CBD
> was blacked out

It wasn't.

> but the underground stations were fully lit, and trains were running
> because the routed power from Lithgow, Newcastle and Wollongong.

Since the railways do not have their own AC High Voltage transmission
lines, it not possible to "route power" over those sorts of distances
in the way you are describing above.  I think you are misunderstanding
the manner in which the rail system interacts with the commercial
power grid from which it draws power.

Cheers,

Bill


Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia