Re: [NSW] fatality at Kingswood

["Jonathan Boles" <jaboles@crossswinds.net>]

> > 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.
>
> I live 900m away from the Western Line at Hazelbrook and a RIC 66kV
> transmission line, labelled "66kV Rail Access Corporation", connecting
Lawson
> and Faulconbridge substations crosses the street 2 doors down.

Being 66kV, it would be AC.

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