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Originally Posted by James Shields
Is this something that could have been prevented? It seems worrying that something apparently very minor causes so much disruption.
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The whole relay room burnt out, cables melted so it will take a long time to sort out
Guys in white protective suits working away with air being pumped in
Now of course
1. The fire happened as a result of some failure of equipment, maintenance or installation
2. Some class of fire suppression system would have been a help, none of the 1980 relay rooms have this, but I believe the CBI rooms for the more recent do and have UPS and other toys
3. There is a diesel tank in there also
Single track working is in force, the points in Bray are clamped so a single train is all they can do. Operating under degraded conditions significantly increases the risk of an accident (see Buttevant for an incident with manually operated points going wrong)