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Re: 20 mins to get from Parliament to Flinders St (the short way!)

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: 20 mins to get from Parliament to Flinders St (the short way!)
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 21:02:15 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <357FC4C3.3A68A983@tig.com.au> <6m2o52$184_002@melbpc.org.au>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

John McCallum wrote:

> A possible cause was the trip mechanism on the last car was inadvertantly
> operated due to a fault, or something that got caught on it. I can think of no
> other cause. I do not think that the brakes can be operated from a closed cab.
> Any PTC people reading would be able to answer that one.

On Sydney trains (presumably the same as Melbourne), the brake valve operates in
Westinghouse mode when the driver's controls are cut out.  So, in a closed cab, moving the
brake handle will reduce the brake pipe pressure, applying the brakes.

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

References:
- 20 mins to get from Parliament to Flinders St (the short way!)
  - From: Michael Kurkowski <simcard@tig.com.au>
- Re: 20 mins to get from Parliament to Flinders St (the short way!)
  - From: mccallum@melbpc.org.au (John McCallum)

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