Re: Y2K Fears to Stop Cityrail Trains

["trendy rechauffé" <trendy_rechauffe@start.com.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Bennetts wrote:
> >
> > The NSW Transport Minister Carl Scully has announced that trains will
stop
> > at 11.45 pm on New Years eve and resume at 12.15 am in the city
underground
> > area, probably quite a sensible idea if one is not sure about the
> > reliability of power supply and signalling, particularly with
underground
> > stations.
>
> What does "stop" actually mean? All trains stabled, or will just stop at
the
> first station they pass after 23.40 and leave the doors open?
>
> >   He's more confident than me that they will resume at 12.15, if
> > there's a bug about it will take more than 15 minutes to find it and fix
it.
>
> That shouldn't really be an issue. At worst they might have to reboot the
> computers, which takes about 15 minutes.
>
They'll have about half an hour till the fireworks end and the huge crowds
need to get home. Assuming the computer controlling the fireworks operates
ok at 12 midnight!

bye tr

> What arrangements are in place for trains outside the metropolitan area?
I'd
> assume that everything would (or should) be refuged by 23.45 or
thereabouts.
>
> What contingencies are in place in the event of a partial or total
> communications and/or signal failure? Will diesel locos be standing by in
> case of a partial or total overhead failure?
>
> Cheers
> David