It's rumoured that we have may have blackout's if there is not enough energy to this winter.
How will this effect public transport. For buses, trains and trams.
Quote from: Ginger66 on October 27, 2022, 08:29:59 PMIt's rumoured that we have may have blackout's if there is not enough energy to this winter.
How will this effect public transport. For buses, trains and trams.
Makes you wonder how it will affect the electric buses in particular
The electric buses will likely come off and be replaced by diesels in a number of cases.
Surely they will be charged overnight and unaffected?
My understanding is "IF" we are struggling for power it would be a planned shut down if certain sections of the grid between certain times. IF this included public transport then rail would probably plan ahead to pull electric trains off & bus operators would simply charge the vehicles outside of the planned shutdown time.
You would've thought a certain amount of diesels would be retained, in case of problems with the electrics, hydrogen etc?
QuoteYou would've thought a certain amount of diesels would be retained, in case of problems with the electrics, hydrogen etc?
As has been said. Even if power cuts happen which is actually very unlikely they will be for a couple of hours a day, still giving 22 hours to charge buses for their next duty.
Hydrogens generate their own electricity
Quote from: Tony on October 28, 2022, 06:47:48 PMAs has been said. Even if power cuts happen which is actually very unlikely they will be for a couple of hours a day, still giving 22 hours to charge buses for their next duty.
Hydrogens generate their own electricity
But dont you need electricity to make the hydrogen me thinks?
Quote from: Ginger66 on October 27, 2022, 08:29:59 PMIt's rumoured that we have may have blackout's if there is not enough energy to this winter.
How will this effect public transport. For buses, trains and trams.
tbh i feel like if there was a power struggle public services are still gonna be prioritised over private services, especially railways since those move a lot of the countries cargo since it probably wouldnt be a total failure of the power grid just reduced production
QuoteBut dont you need electricity to make the hydrogen me thinks?
Hydrogen buses use Hydrogen gas to make the electricity to move. They fill up like a normal bus
QuoteBut dont you need electricity to make the hydrogen me thinks?
Again a two hour blackout allows 22 hours to generate the hydrogen
Quote from: EK40 on October 28, 2022, 11:35:30 PMtbh i feel like if there was a power struggle public services are still gonna be prioritised over private services, especially railways since those move a lot of the countries cargo since it probably wouldnt be a total failure of the power grid just reduced production
Railways hmmm if only we had some sort of strategic steam reserve.
Tin hats at the ready
Quote from: Steveminor on October 29, 2022, 11:45:14 AMRailways hmmm if only we had some sort of strategic steam reserve.
Tin hats at the ready
It's happened before!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8428097.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8428097.stm)