"banana" wrote in message
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How should we read the 'power surge' claim?

Was there a power surge?

If so, what caused it?

Certainly, if there was a power surge, there should be a very good
record that it occurred.

Tim O'Toole of LU explained it quite simply at the press conference.
The first indication they got in the applicable control room was a
loss of traction current that they would typically get as a result of
the circuit-breakers tripping in the event of a power surge. This was
the only angle the media had until other trains and buses started
blowing up, but they were slow to drop it.
--
Nick Cooper

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