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Re: [NSW] Plasma Screens

Subject: Re: [NSW] Plasma Screens
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 23:10:44 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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David Bradshaw wrote:

> Why are passenger information systems still manually controlled? Is it
> a matter of cost? Union demands? Practicality?

All plasmas should normally all be operating in automatic mode.  There need
be no intervention by the operator except when it stuffs up.  The DVA
computers are designed to be linked to make automatic announcements at
appropriate times.  This is now happening too.

--
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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