Re: Head on in the Western district

[Michael <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Hi,

Other than money would there be a problem in making some sort of emergency 
override for the doors (other than kick technology)?

e.g. a "break glass" panel with a red lever which will unlock the door 
under emergency circumstances (also activating an alarm).

Regards
Michael

Reece Isaac said on 30-Nov-1999 in <38428107.390E8F3@alphalink.com.au>:

[snippage about doors being locked on the overland]

>> Craig I couldn't agree more, I've complained about this practice ever
>> since AN took over the running of the Overland, its nothing short of
>> dangerous, in an effort to prevent some idiot opening a door and
>> falling out, locking the doors puts the whole train at risk.
>> >
>And what would you have to say if you were on that train with family and
>you child managed to open a door and fall out???  You'd be bloody hoping
>mad that the doors were able to opened by a child in the first place!
>You really have to weigh up the likely hood of someone inadvertently
>opening an outside door as they fumbled half asleep going to the toilet
>against the likely hood of some sort of crash.  Now you tell me which
>has the higher likely hood of happening?

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