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Re: Bay of Plenty Times: Rail tunnel workers exposed to gas in Kaimai Tunnel
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CJB
Mar 10, 2013, 7:55:12 PM3/10/13
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On Mar 10, 10:13 pm, MB <M...@nospam.nospam> wrote:
> Nasty incident in a NZ rail tunnel.
>
> From the Bay of Plenty Times
>
> Rail tunnel workers exposed to gas in Kaimai Tunnel
> Have your say
>
> APNZ
> 11th Mar 2013 8:57 AM
>
> KiwiRail contractors who were exposed to toxic gases while working in
> the country's longest rail tunnel were found lying on the ground trying
> to regain their breath, a union says.
>
> The Rail and Maritime Transport Union said workers were exposed to
> carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide gases while working in the 8.9km
> Kaimai Tunnel in the Bay of Plenty in August last year, Radio New
> Zealand reported.
>
> .............. cont
>
>
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/rail-tunnel-workers-exposed-gas-kaimai-tunnel/1786407/
Not surprised - the North Island is largely volcanic - and many of the
volcanoes are very much alive. Also there's no such thing as an
extinct volcano - all are merely dormant. At least the Kaimai Tunnel
doesn't take passenger trains.
This is what makes the westward extension of the lines into Britomart
by tunneling through volcano Mount Eden so crazy. Mount Eden is only
dormant at best. And the train service through it will be primarily
for passengers.
CJB
> Nasty incident in a NZ rail tunnel.
>
> From the Bay of Plenty Times
>
> Rail tunnel workers exposed to gas in Kaimai Tunnel
> Have your say
>
> APNZ
> 11th Mar 2013 8:57 AM
>
> KiwiRail contractors who were exposed to toxic gases while working in
> the country's longest rail tunnel were found lying on the ground trying
> to regain their breath, a union says.
>
> The Rail and Maritime Transport Union said workers were exposed to
> carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide gases while working in the 8.9km
> Kaimai Tunnel in the Bay of Plenty in August last year, Radio New
> Zealand reported.
>
> .............. cont
>
>
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/rail-tunnel-workers-exposed-gas-kaimai-tunnel/1786407/
Not surprised - the North Island is largely volcanic - and many of the
volcanoes are very much alive. Also there's no such thing as an
extinct volcano - all are merely dormant. At least the Kaimai Tunnel
doesn't take passenger trains.
This is what makes the westward extension of the lines into Britomart
by tunneling through volcano Mount Eden so crazy. Mount Eden is only
dormant at best. And the train service through it will be primarily
for passengers.
CJB
Nobody
Apr 15, 2013, 7:49:38 PM4/15/13
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On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:55:12 -0700 (PDT), CJB <chris...@gmail.com>
wrote:
<guffaw>
Read the newspaper report again:
Quote: "It found five workers became weak and disoriented after
inhaling gas from petrol-driven equipment being operated in the
tunnel, which has no ventilation system."
Petrol-driven means, y'know, the infernal combustion engine.
Nuffink to do with your volcanic expose-ay..
Though mebbe it was just as well I held my breath several times on Mar
12 & 13 while riding MAXX out of Britomart and through the tunnel
under Parnell/Newmarket.
And it's not only Mount Eden that could be a problem: how about 48 of
them?
<http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/auckland-places/page-19>
Hilarious misinformation from CJB.
wrote:
Read the newspaper report again:
Quote: "It found five workers became weak and disoriented after
inhaling gas from petrol-driven equipment being operated in the
tunnel, which has no ventilation system."
Petrol-driven means, y'know, the infernal combustion engine.
Nuffink to do with your volcanic expose-ay..
Though mebbe it was just as well I held my breath several times on Mar
12 & 13 while riding MAXX out of Britomart and through the tunnel
under Parnell/Newmarket.
And it's not only Mount Eden that could be a problem: how about 48 of
them?
<http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/auckland-places/page-19>
Hilarious misinformation from CJB.
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