[TCUG] Re: Electricity Power Failure
- From: "Peter Jones" <peter.jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TCUG (E-mail)" <tcug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:26:37 +0100
In Sefton, we place boards but leave the controller switched on. We
have never yet suffered a mains spike on restoration which caused damage
and all signals restore normally. Our systems inform us of the
restoration and we can be on site very quickly.
With regards to conflict, I have no problem with that, a red signal is
enforceable - card or no card - and I would have no hesitation standing
up in court to justify my actions. I don't actually believe in boards
anyway.
This can get too involved, when switching signals off for maintenance,
do you place cards first then switch off, or vice versa? Of course you
should place the cards first. Otherwise, an engineer will have to battle
around an uncontrolled junction just so there is no apparent conflict.
We really must allow drivers to have some common sense and we do not
have to cater for every idiot on the road provided we take care and work
logically and as safely as possible. and if the judge can't listen to
reasoned argument... it's time to hang up our spurs.
Peter
Peter Jones
Principal Traffic Systems Engineer
Phone: +44 (0) 151 934 4254
Fax: +44 (0) 151 922 4514
Sefton MBC - UTC
7th Floor
Balliol House
Balliol Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
>>> "Bedding Terry" <Terry.Bedding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 12/09/06
15:03 >>>
Just a quick power failure question to all of the local authorities out
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here.
What do you when EDF have a power failure??? Do you leave the signals
off=
with no out of order boards or do you sign them all out or do you sign
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hem out and turn them off in the manual panel until power is restored
the=
n have them switched back on??
Regards
Terry Bedding
Assistant Engineer
Traffic Signals Section
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