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    woodford posted 05 Dec 2016 20:07
    Posted in Victoria » Sprinter catches fire in Seymour 2nd December 2016

    I would have thought that the safety of personnel and the public would come first. A train can always be replaced
    "trainbrain"

    The person on the spot in something like this has to make a judgement call, while safety of everyone is paramount, a hurried evacuation also comes with some risk. As stated there;s usually time to consider the issue as the cabinet will putting out an electrical burning smell. Most systems also have the ability easily isolate circuits in such occasions.

    As I understand it, in Sprinters one can shut down the entire 240volt AC system and still be able to make it to the next station on the vehicles batteries powering any essential items..

    woodford

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    Edited 05 Dec 2016 20:09, 5 years ago, edited by woodford

    I would have thought that the safety of personnel and the public would come first. A train can always be replaced
    "trainbrain"

    The person on the spot in something like this has to make a judgement call, while safety of everyone is paramount, a hurried evacuation is also comes with some risk. As stated there;s usually time to consider the issue as the cabinet will putting out an electrical burning smell. Most systems also have the ability easily isolate circuits in such occasions.

    As I understand it, in Sprinters one can shut down the entire 240volt AC system and still be able to make it to the next station on the vehicles batteries powering any essential items..

    woodford

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