WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Holy...!

That explains why they were clearly looking for someone! Thanks!

What the heck happened on the midland line this morning? The line was LOCKED DOWN and police were searching the trains at almost EVERY station! Does anyone have any insight beyond a "Security issue" on this?

Why are the depots isolated? Safety? Think about it... You have fully exposed overhead wires carrying 10,000 volts at god knows how many kilo-amps driving trains weighing in at several tons unloaded with a computer being the only link between the driver and the train... It isn't really going to get...

AO11912 wrote:All the Depot's are not connected to the main lines, the trains have to coast through a neutral section when entering the depots

Now that's just asking for a train to get stuck there!

I would have thought the train grid would have multiple power entry points... strange that the entire grid came to a halt. I think it's more to do with distance... The multiple points are needed because one simply does not cover enough distance to power the whole grid (especially with the Mandurah ...

Yeah... EMU's have a tendency to stop when the power fails... At least (unlike a diesel engine failure which would be equally catastrophic if our trains were still being hauled by diesel) the problem can be easily pinpointed and fixed

Just got the email for the resulting service disruption from TravelEasy. My condolences to the family and friends