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> > > =A0 =A0All trains in south Wales have been stopped by a major power
> > > failure,causing major problems for commuters.
> > > =A0 =A0Power went out at about 0730 GMT at Bridgend, Barry, Cardiff a= nd in
> > > the valleys up to Caerphilly.
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> > It's ironic that this should happen in an area without a single > > electrified line.
>
> Not really. As part of any electrification project is protection/
> immunisation of sginalling circuits from stray power, it is arguable
> that the signalling systems in electrified areas may be more robust
> and resistant to surges such as this. A surge taking out the emergency
> genny does sound farcical.
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>
> AE
Yet more evidence for "an incompetence of engineers" being the appropriate collective. They could have hot-wired the generator into service, or even just done the job properly to begin with so it works as intended. If this lot had been around in WW2 we would have lost.