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Old May 22nd 05, 11:07 AM posted to uk.transport.london
Clive D. W. Feather Clive D. W. Feather is offline
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Default Tube power failure at 18:15 on 17 May

In article .com,
Chris! writes
Whats wrong with providing uninterruptable power to the bits that need
resetting so if there is a power cut / surge in future the only effect
will be a loss of traction?


Cost/benefit ratios.

If it only happens once a year, how much is it worth? Given that you
will need perhaps dozens or hundreds of UPSes. And if they fail more
often than the main power feed, you're actually on a loser!

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