Re: [NSW] Train Describer System

["Paul McCabe" <pmccabe@dingoblue.net.au>]

But I was under the impression that the indicators were going to be
centrally controlled, not by station staff.

If you have a look at Martin Place, they "minutes to arrival" differs from
the LED SPI system that it is fairly accurate, rather than stopping at
either 1 minute or 0 minutes until the train finally arrives.  Does this use
the Train Describer System I have heard about (but have no knowledge about),
is it signal based or controlled by station staff?

If a Train Describer System is operational, can anyone tell me about how it
works?


Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
38e6cbb0$0$6510@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:38e6cbb0$0$6510@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> I don't think so. There will be a computer dedicated to controlling the
indicators whilst the DVA
> will be on another computer (or maybe even on the SAME computer, but the
software itself shoudl be
> separate).
>
>
> "Paul McCabe" <pmccabe@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> 38e6b463$0$6516@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:38e6b463$0$6516@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...> Exactly.  Does anyone
know if the new indicators
> will be "attached" to the
> > DVA system?
> >
> >
> > Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
> > 38e5f853$0$5058@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:38e5f853$0$5058@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > > It's the people (station staff) that stuffed it up. DVA programming is
> > fully manual and playing an
> > > announcement is also fully manual (e.g. user press button, computer is
not
> > connected to track
> > > circuits).
> > >
> > >
> > > "Nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > 38e5c404@pink.one.net.au">news:38e5c404@pink.one.net.au...
> > > > Well it is fitting that the computer systems in cityrail are
stuffing
> > up.
> > > > After all, cityrail is your basic example of artificial
intelligence.
> > > >
> > > > Brendan
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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