Re: Y2K Fears to Stop Cityrail Trains

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

jumbojim@my-deja.com wrote:

> The problem is unlikely to be one of Cityrail's making. More likely it
> will be a failure of Energy Australia's Power Supplies or
> Telstra's/RAC's communications/signalling equipment.
>
> Imagine what might happen. You could conceivably have trains stranded in
> tunnels without traction, tunnel lighting or station lighting power for
> several hours.

Yes, but by the time the emergency lighting batteries fail, all trains, tunnels
and stations will have been emptied - Assuming of course that there even is a
blackout!

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David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
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