I have just re-read yours in Issue 2. A pity it didn't run long enough to exclude the article in topic!
I cannot wholly agree with yours WRT to monitoring equipment. That the nose and ears of the watchkeeper have not been bettered, generally, by CMS I cannot argue but equally the cognisance of a local thermometer or pressure gauge can only be 'updated' by a watchkeeper very occasionally when compared to even the earliest of discreet or scanning CMS.
WRT emergency generators however I am fully behind you. One of my later successful ,lobbies was for the Saturday start/stop to be replaced/augmented by run at a load representative of that in a worst case emergency until all temperatures and pressures had reached stable and acceptable values.
(Good to know we are not just relying on a minority of regulars led by Mr.Grey to keep the magazine sanely on topic).
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David V
Lord Finchley tried to mend the electric light
Himself. It struck him dead and serve him right
It is the duty of the wealthy man
To give employment to the artisan
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