Parramatta Stadium Rebuild and other stuff

[hindy111]

As someone that has worked in computing and IT for a very long time, I can tell you this you can smell when things are running hot.

I used to race slot cars in my youth you could always smell if you were going to lunch an engine before it went

I imagine this the smell is from the motors. In general it's a bad sign if it smells like burning

 

[Twizzle]

I imagine this the smell is from the motors. In general it's a bad sign if it smells like burning

yep, the cable is running hot so the insulation on the cable is overheating or the lacquer on the motor windings, in any case as you say, it's not a good thing

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

Jumped on the tram from Parramatta station to North Parramatta today.

Nice ride, not too crowded even at peak hour.

However, there was a very electric smell to it, I guess it’s just the engines still running in?

IF they run DC and IF the motors have brushes then you are likely smelling ozone.

 

[emjaycee]

IF they run DC and IF the motors have brushes then you are likely smelling ozone.

They are DC but most likely brushless based on the manufacturer and their standard LRV offering.

 

[Suitman]

 

[Suitman]

An interesting insight into the effects of Metro on the Sydney rail network.
From Sharath.
Got to laugh at his short interview with Jo though.
3 years ago, she and her boss were threatening to cancel the Bankstown extension and the Western Sydney Metro at the behest of their beloved unions.
Now, she and Chris hate the RTBU and are gushing over the Metro because they know it is a far superior transport system to what we have and also that it's a vote winner. Long may their support now continue.

 

[Suitman]

 

[the phantom menace]

Got to laugh at his short interview with Jo though.
3 years ago, she and her boss were threatening to cancel the Bankstown extension and the Western Sydney Metro at the behest of their beloved unions.
Now, she and Chris hate the RTBU

Strange take... and pretty lazy conjecture given Chris Minns used his maiden speech upon election to parliament in 2015 to bag out the unions, and could never be said to hold unions as beloved.

Sources:

Minns's tilt at NSW Labor leadership enrages unions

The member for Kogarah has pledged a "fresh approach" to Labor policies, but unions say his views are "unacceptable" — he may also struggle to win over the party's rank-and-file members.

www.abc.net.au

https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/member/files/108/Chris%20Minns%20Inaugural%20Speech.pdf