Re: Out of Gauge Suburban EMU's in Sydney (Was DOO In Sydney)

["WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

Exnarc <gwrly@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Bill Bolton wrote:
> >
> > > "WhaleOilBeefHooked" <daproc@spambait.umpires.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > They do not run with the doors open, so it never comes up.
> > > [snip]>
> > > > then they will be out of gauge with mirrors that protrude more than
> > > > a few inches.
> > >
> > > You seem to be missing the obvious corollary.... the mirrors, like the
> > > doors could retract before the train starts moving.
> >
> > New procedure for DOO:
> > 1) Make doors closing announcement.
> > 2) Blow Whistle
> > 3) Close Doors
> > 4) Observe Doors Close in mirror
> > 5) Retract Mirror
> > 6) Stick head in bucket of sand provided and depart station feeling good
> in the
> > knowledge that your mirror is safe from hitting anything, even if the
old
> lady
> > with her leg stuck in the door of the seventh car isn't.
> >
>
> That's why you have sensors that detect if a door is not completely
closed,
> this prevents power by means of a Traction Power Delay and a Blue Flashing
> Light in the Cab indicates to the Driver that a door isn't closed.

And all of a sudden, the re-engineering involved is starting to get more and
more complicated.

DaveP