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Re: More problems with Metrol?




Reuben Farrelly <reuben@mira.AA.net> wrote in message
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> Christopher_Martin GORDON <cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au> wrote in message
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> > : Have just heard on the radio that there are no trains (with exceptiopn
> to
> > : Dandenong, Frankston lines) running via the City Loop and people have
> been
> > : advised to catch trams due to yet another 'glitch in the computer
> system'.
> >
> > Yes another Metrol computer crash about 5:00pm, I gave up and caught the
> bus
> > home.
> >
> > Belgrave/Lilydale line in the last 6 days has had:
> > 2 Metrol computer crashes and
> > 2 accidents stopping trains (on the same morning)
>
> The signalperson at Camberwell told me at about 6pm that "the computer had
> gone down again this evening, for about half an hour - there were a whole
> lot of trains at Flinders St and no-one knew where they were supposed to
> come or go from".
>
> Apparently there were big problems getting things back in order - I waited
> for 20 mins at Camberwell for a city bound train, the 5:48 (?) was
> advertised on the display units, then the 6:02, alternatiing between
> stopping all stations and express to Richmond, then the voice announcement
> told another story.  Eventually a rather full train left at about 6:10,
> stopping all stations.
>
> What was amazing is that when I finally did get to Flinders St, the two
> trains on pfm 2&3 were stuck there for about 20 mins...would have hated to
> have been behind that waiting to get in on a platform!
>
> Reuben
>
>
> Is it possible that this may be a Y2K problem,I have read reports that
some systems would start having problems prior to Jan 1st.

Grime