On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 17:54:25 +0100, "spammy" wrote:


"Robin Mayes" wrote in message
. ..
That there arn't any posts about the power cuts in America and the chaos
it
caused on the New York subway. Perhaps CJD might have realised that us
knuckle-scraping morons might actually be needed to come and rescue him
one
day?

It wouldn't matter if he was on his last breath and you were the person
who saved his life. As soon as he saw your uniform he'd complain about
how incompetent you were for allowing the power to fail / station to
burn / train to crash (delete as applicable) in the first place.

ok then. so what would happen to the tube if london's power got cut? im
guessing theres no auxillary system in place....is there? i think i remember
something about them having their own fossil fuel power generators...

From what I understand there is a back up system in place now. The main
system is supplied from the National Grid and not the old power station
at Lots Road. This failing is what caused previous power outages. The
old LT Greenwich power station is the back up for the traction current
and has to switch in quickly if the main supply fails. IIRC the stations
are now equipped with battery back up facilities to allow them to stay
running. There is a regular (once a year or so) non traffic hours test
to satisfy the appropriate regulators that the facility is in place and
works.

This has been delivered as part of the Power PFI project.
HTIOI
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!