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[email protected] · July 26th 12, 10:04 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:33:35 +0000 (UTC)
Denis McMahon wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:53:44 +0100, wrote:

It was only a matter of time before something like this happened,
indeed. I'm surprised that it did not happen sooner, rather than later,
however.

Infant mortality in electronic, electrical, mechanical and electro-
mechanical systems is a well known reliability issue at the systems
level. Well, it was when I did ONC Testing Methods and Reliability in
1984, I don't know if modern engineers are still taught such things.

In this case, I hear, it was a sensor that failed.

No back up one then presumably. Probably saved a fiver.

B2003