Re: Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off?

Subject	Re: Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off?
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From	"Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com>
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Date	2023-06-23 06:16 +0100

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On Sat, 13 May 2023 08:31:20 +0100, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:

> On 5/12/2023 9:53 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2023-05-13 02:40, Paul wrote:
>
>>> Having one derailment per day, is a testament to the
>>> technical sophistication of rail.
>>
>> Only in the USA.
>
> There is more than one rail company, and set of rail lines.
>
> A company that is not capitalized properly, can't really
> afford to fix anything.
>
> The tracks that are used for passenger rail, are likely
> better than some of these little spur lines.
>
> *******
>
> When the Hudsons Bay line flooded out, and there was
> a lot of track damage, the owners didn't want to fix it,
> so a group bought the line, and that group paid to fix it up.

A railway flooded here - the pipes under it to take a stream's water got blocked.  For weeks on end, no train driver was observant enough to spot the forming lake to the side.  Then the water decided to cause 2 million of damage by shoving the railway to one side.  And 200K damage to a private property (a charity), which the railway company refused to pay out.

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Re: Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off? "Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com> - 2023-06-23 06:16 +0100

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