[NSW] Railways face 'meltdown' (miLemon Train)

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Kerry Whitfield wrote:

> If the carriages - fitted out with dual airconditioning, approaching station
> readouts and even CDs for drivers - operate in these areas, the local power
> grid may fail because the Millennium trains use about 40 per cent more power
> than other CityRail trains.

Yeah, those CDs consume astronomical amounts of power.

-- Dave

Dave Horsfall wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Kerry Whitfield wrote:
>
> > If the carriages - fitted out with dual airconditioning, approaching station
> > readouts and even CDs for drivers - operate in these areas, the local power
> > grid may fail because the Millennium trains use about 40 per cent more power
> > than other CityRail trains.
>
> Yeah, those CDs consume astronomical amounts of power.
>
> -- Dave

Don't forget the kettles too