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« on: March 08, 2010, 14:16:15 »
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Train services are being disrupted due to vandalism between Swansea and Cardiff Central. Engineers are working as fast as possible to restore services to normal. Delays of up to 30 minutes can be expected.
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« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2010, 14:25:25 »
Guess what....? More cable stolen!  This time affecting the operation of level crossing barriers.
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« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 14:48:15 »
And the honesty of staff was welcome on train I can guarantee. I was on the 9.28 from Swansea and arrived at Bristol Parkway nearly an hour late  Undecided The Train manager was honest and put the blame of the delays on the theft of the cable. Meant I missed uni but what can you do. Nobodies fault apart from the the thieving beggars
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« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2010, 15:45:42 »
The area is a cable theft hotspot, however South Wales seems quite prone in general!
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« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2010, 15:52:25 »
Since cable theft by scrotes is an increasingly common cause of operational failure on the railways, what is being done to find alternative methods of communication that can either keep the trains running in the event of cable theft (or other damage) or obviate the need for cable at all?

By the way, what a good word "scrote" is! Grin
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« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2010, 16:09:14 »
Quote from: Deltic on March 08, 2010, 15:52:25
Since cable theft by scrotes is an increasingly common cause of operational failure on the railways, what is being done to find alternative methods of communication that can either keep the trains running in the event of cable theft (or other damage) or obviate the need for cable at all?

By the way, what a good word "scrote" is! Grin

Apparently they have started replacing the cable in many areas with cable that is worth next to nothing. However the thieves still think there is copper cable being used so gets ripped up regardless.
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2010, 16:16:42 »
I was thinking of some kind of wireless solution.
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« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2010, 16:28:11 »
Quote from: Deltic on March 08, 2010, 16:16:42
I was thinking of some kind of wireless solution.

In short term I'd say no as realistically the only reliable form is cbaleotherwise it owuld have been done away with by now. Maybe if ERTMS▸ (European Rail Traffic Management System. A future railway signalling system, with equipment located in the driver's cab, rather than lineside) tests are succesful then maybe we could see it change in the future but for now we're stuck with tried and tested
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« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2010, 17:12:08 »
Quote from: Deltic on March 08, 2010, 15:52:25
By the way, what a good word "scrote" is! Grin
Yes it is but sadly it gets used all to often on this forum because of what the scrotes get upto on the railways.
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« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2010, 18:16:53 »
Quote from: Deltic on March 08, 2010, 16:16:42
I was thinking of some kind of wireless solution.

Most of the cable thefts are of power cables as far as I know.

If you've invented a wireless way of transferring power then I must say, you are a very very rich man  Wink
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« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2010, 19:20:54 »
Fair point  Smiley and sadly not! Sad
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« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2010, 19:38:49 »
Quote from: devon_metro on March 08, 2010, 18:16:53
Quote from: Deltic on March 08, 2010, 16:16:42
I was thinking of some kind of wireless solution.

Most of the cable thefts are of power cables as far as I know.

If you've invented a wireless way of transferring power then I must say, you are a very very rich man  Wink

Wireless power is already a possibility, all be it small scale at the moment, but give it a few years I am sure that this will be commonplace and we can do away with the power cables. see link.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8165928.stm
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