OT: London powercut.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Round here we get one of these every year or so. Generally a tree across a line.

It doesnt even make the local papers.

But if it happens in the West End on a Friday Night!!!!!

coverage across the whole MSM.

[Andrew Gabriel]

It will be interesting to hear what it was.

Last time (5+? years ago), it was failure of a supply cable, and the other redundant supplies had not been repaired after they had failed previously.

[Scott]

I'm guessing where you live does not have large number of theatres, cinemas, restaurants, bars and clubs :-)

[clive.r.long]

On Saturday, 26 November 2016 16:38:34 UTC, Scott wrote: >

I was on my motorbike on Regents Street when this was going on. Pavements w ere jammed with people as the tube was closed and people getting turfed out of theatres and cinemas. Cars jammed on the streets due to traffic lights working unpredictably. Quite a weird and scary atmosphere. I don't want to be around when the apocalypse comes, well not in Central London at least.

Clive

[Scott]

I thought the tube had separate power supply but I suppose that may just be for the trains, not the station lighting, escalators etc.

[Andrew Gabriel]

It doesn't have a its own supply anymore, but it wasn't impacted this time - TFL said tube was running normally.

However, it was impacted last time - trains stopped in tunnels.

[Scott]

I know it doesn't have its own generating capacity but I thought it had its own feed from the National Grid.

[The Natural Philosopher]

with respect, who doesn't?

[Brian Gaff]

The Underground used to have its own power stations and distribution system. One assumes that even now they have emergency back up to get folk to safety though.

Its a fallacy that these never happen there, but over such a big area, it probably is very unusual. Certainly in years gone by say te 1980s I've been in Soho when several streets have blanked out for a couple of ours, upset the chinese no end it did.

Brian

[Adrian Caspersz]

A couple of years ago there was an epidemic (now hushed up) that wiped everyone out but this cameraman (and the traffic lights).

Miasmatic -short film-

There's tutorial info at the end on how it was "filmed".

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Scott escribió:

Asylums generally tend not to have them.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Adrian Caspersz escribió:

Fab, thanks for the link. I'm re-reading Stephen King's The Stand atm, so that really hit the spot.

[Scott]

Fair point :-)

[Andy Burns]

Those who feed from a DNO.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Well that is a fine distinction indeed.

I would have said DNOs are part of the national grid, but perhaps not part of National Grid...

[Bill Wright]

Just people's homes.

Bill

[Scott]

Dog bites man, then.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

No wonder you trawl the meja looking for signs of BBC bias. etc. You must be bored out of your mind.

[damduck-egg]

TFl still own Greenwich and are modernising it so they so they won't depend totally on others.

Lots Road was the bigger station but that closed 2002 , and Neasdon back in 1968, with each closure the Underground depended more on the Grid. Greenwich even after reequipping won't be able to keep the whole system going.

G.Harman