Re: Y2K Fears to Stop Cityrail Trains

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

David Bromage wrote:

> 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.
>
> 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?

I really think that people are expecting a major disaster at midnight that will
not happen.  On New Years Day, I predict that most people will say "That was
painless.  What were we so worried about?"

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David Johnson
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