Re: [Melb] Bayside and Y2K bug (overheadpower)

[L & D <daisyw@ozemail.com.au>]

Christopher_Martin GORDON wrote:

> Just a note about the train services on New Years Day for Bayside.  All
> the trains will have a layover at 1am.  Like the Broadmeadows train
> arrives at Essendon at 12:47 then departs at 1:03.  Same for Footscray
> (on St.Albans Train), Newport, and Coburg.
>
> The reason for this is that the power suppy in Victoria works on EST
> (Eastern Standard Time) not EDST (Eastern Daylight Savings Time).
> Therefor if there is to be any power supply problems (Y2K bug) then
> it would happen at 1am not midnight.
>
> Umm, the V5P key will have to be used at Coburg, otherwise the booms
> will stay down for 17 minutes at Bell Street

Like the old days when Coburg box controlled the booms at Bell street and
the signalmen accidently forgot about them.  They never needed the (Y2K
bug) to assist them
Davo


> .  So sometimes they do
> use the V5P (or 5P) key switches on the end of platforms for the level
> crossing.
>
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> Chris Gordon
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