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



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

I'm guessing that if the power fails at 1am, the booms will stay down a lot
longer than 17 minutes, V5P or not :)


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