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Re: City Rail Problems 27/11

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Subject: Re: City Rail Problems 27/11
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 01:45:45 +1100
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Wollongong Quokka wrote:

> The only question I have left then
> is what are communications *supposed* to be like in this situation,
>

Back in the good old days, Mortdale box would have informed each train of what was going
on.  Now that Sydenham controls that interlocking, I can see why they didn't bother.

>  I presume the Train Radio would have been
> the key (to communications) had it been working.

It would have guaranteed that Sutherland would have received your call, but I would guess
that they would have been so flat out trying to co-ordinate things up there that taking
inquiries would have slowed things down even more.  This is assuming that the power to the
train radio computer was intact...

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

References:
- Re: City Rail Problems 27/11
  - From: Wollongong Quokka <quokka@zipper.zip.com.au>

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