Re: [NSW] V set Destination Indicators

[The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

Just remember that most Tangara's don't have one and those that do
usually arn't working.
As for the S sets, who let them come from refurbishment without the key
pad to program them?

rgds


Michael Kurkowski wrote:
> 
> Ken Neate said in message <8aubqi$sa3$1@bugstomper.ihug.com.au>, I
> therefore quote:
> 
> >"Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
> >38d2227f$0$14636@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:38d2227f$0$14636@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> >> But to be honest, indicators don't really work like this. Basically
> >> only 2 modes of public transport need indicators on themselves: buses,
> >> light rail (that shares tracks with other physical or logical lines).
> >> With trains
> >that
> >> share physical/logical lines with each other such as Sydney the aim
> >> would
> >be
> >> reliable info on the platform.
> >>
> >Disagree. Up trains from Campbelltown to Glenfield can be going to St
> >Marys, City via Granville, City via Regent's Park, City via Bankstown,
> >City via East Hills and Sydenham, (soon) City via East Hills and Airport
> >and sometimes Olympic Park. 7 possibilities. Most of the stations have
> >only the clock face type indicators which are of limited use (and no use
> >when the station is unmanned). Passengers rely on announcements or ask
> >the guard. Pity the irregular train user.
> 
> When I was in Sydney recently, I stood at Tempe waiting for an East Hills
> train. Of all the T sets that came through, not one had it's desto set, or
> at least the desto wasn't visible. Since all trains were using two of the
> four possible platforms, that complicated matters. It was lucky I
> encountered a sociable guard, who told me that the East Hills train was
> right behind him, by a few minutes.
> 
> However, if you are not a regular traveller, you would not know to go and
> ask the guard and may end up asking the driver who will tell you to get
> stuffed because it's not his job (as seen here recently). Where we see this
> example, it's pretty evident that Cityrail don't want more customers than
> they already have (and can handle, it seems, at least during peak).
> 
> >A working (and correct) indicator on the train should be mandatory
> >unless EVERY station can be fitted with indicators which can be clearly
> >seen from all along the platform and work for every train whether the
> >station is manned or not and are completely clear as to the destination
> >of the next train.
> 
> Correct, Melbourne are almost there. There's still the occasional train
> that doesn't show it's destination, BUT it only really seems to happen on
> lines that you don't really have a choice. Even then, I haven't seen any
> lately. Why is it that Melbourne can get their desto's correct in the
> 1920's but Sydney still can't get it right in 2000? (Okay, it's not the new
> millennium yet, nor century. That happens at the end of _this_ year).
> 
> Regards
> 
> Michael
> 
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