Re: [melb] PIDs on Connex Comengs

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

Sometimes they forget? ;)

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"Taliesin Walker" <taliesin@NOSPAMchariot.net.au> wrote in message
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> I've never seen these "PIDs" but I'm wondering, what is wrong with
> simply having the driver make announcements of the PA, like we do here
> in Adelaide?
>
> Tali
>
> On 12 Jun 2001 19:54:06 +1000, spammers-will-die@austux.net (Jeremy
> Lunn) wrote:
>
> >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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