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Originally Posted by Burninator
The Herald said it was an air break problem. Brakes were out of air and the brakes seized up. Was taking too long to get a tow truck, so another bus pushed it out of the way.
It's a Calgary Transit problem in general, but not really a train problem. Usually when a train breaks down it's on one side of the tracks, so in theory trains can use the other side of the tracks to get around it. This bus blocked both tracks effectively halting the whole line.
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Depends on where the blockage is. Some parts of the track don't have the switches required to for trains going in opposite directions to pass each other if one side is down. So you're down to a single train going back and forth, which hardly helps at all.
Funny though that because it was a brake issue every time the second bus pushed the first one it would stop again. Would've been much easier to push it out of the way if it was a motor failure, for instance.
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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Medical issues for sure aren't there fault. But I lump "bus breaks down in the cold" and "train breaks down in the cold" under the "Calgary Transit not effectively purchasing/maintaining equipment for cold weather" category. We have cold weather in Alberta. Plan for it.
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Depends on the medical issues. Sometimes people pass out due to heat, overcrowding, dehydration, standing too long etc. which can be caused by inadequate service. And yeah, it seems the trains are rated for -15, which is silly.