Re: CF5025 as used in 'The Matrix'

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

Matthew Geier wrote:

>  I noticed the pan up on one of those cars on Sunday, and noticed it
> had been lowered again on Monday.
>  I some what wonder the safety implications of a group of volunteers
> engergising the electrics on a carrage that has not been operated by
> the railways for a couple of years and hasnt been checked over by
> the workshops.
>
>  I do hope that they did have a railway certified electrical fitter
> around, or that the section of overhead is isolated.
>  The thought of a bunch of well meaning but non qualified gunzels playing
> with a 1500VDC power system give me the horrors.

I think the siding the cars are in is not electrified (I'll check this
afternoon), so the maximum voltage would be quite small.  I also am quite
sceptical of the safety prospects of non qualified personnel working on these
cars.

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David Johnson
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