Re: [melb] PIDs on Connex Comengs

["Bobby Cerny" <bcerny@optushome.com.au>]

Travelling home from Keon Park station (Epping line) on a connex comeng last
week, I noticed it was working correct up until it ran express Clifton
Hill -> Jolimont, by the time the train left clifton hill the PID was saying
'next stop collingwood' etc etc, got to Jolimont and it read 'welcome to
connex' and the voice over said something like 'this train has reached its
destination (flinders street)'

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"Jeremy Lunn" <spammers-will-die@austux.net> wrote in message
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> Having been on the Connex Comengs countless times.  I don't think they
> really thought about their PIDs very well.
>
> Well not really to do with what they display etc.  But they should have
> them on the sides of the train.  Like with the vline sprinter trains and
> various trams (Z classes, B class etc with LED displays).
>
> But as for the content on the displays/voice annoucements inside the
> trains they should be more informative.  Like when the train leaves
> Richmond, don't just say "This is a Limited Express service to
> Lilydale.... The next station will be Camberwell".  Instead they should
> say something like "This is a Lilydale service.  This train will run
> express to Camberwell".
>
> And it is misleading when you get on a train at Richmond that goes
> express to Box Hill to get an annoucement like "This is an express
> service to Belgrave".
>
> Those are just a few things that I have picked up on anyway.
>
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> Jeremy Lunn
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