Mikael Pawlo wrote:
>
> This is not clear yet. One of the theories is that one of the drivers ran a
> red light, another theory is that problems with cellular phones caused the
> accident (NSB who manage the trains use cell phones for communication) a
> third theory is a millenium bug.
>
> This is of course a very tragic accident, however you should wait for the
> results from the crash investigation committee before you decide what
> caused the accident.
I was told this evening that there was a news report saying the
traffic controllers tried to call the trains but couldn't find the
right phone numbers.
Queries:
-- Why were they controlling the trains manually?
-- If manual control is usual, why weren't the phone numbers at
hand?
The only plausible answer I can think of is that they had
deactivated the computerized traffic control systems because they
were worried that they weren't compliant, and that inexperience with
non-computerized surveillance left them unprepared.
Would that be a Y2K-related accident?
But to reply to your call for patience until the accident report
comes out, let me ask you this: How much faith do you have in an
accident report published by an investigating team from the same
enterprise that caused the accident?
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