Re: [NSW] Train Describer System

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

Would the train have been reported as "late" and so the plasma screen was updated by station staff?
That's what happens with the SPI system too. Report it late and it gets updated.


"Paul McCabe" <pmccabe@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> 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?
>
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> Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> > 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).
> >
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> > "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?
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> > > 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).
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> > > > "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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