Re: Train Ads (Vic)

["Ben" <smithb@alphalink.com.au>]

"John Elliott" <jae3806@usa.net> wrote in message
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> Anybody know the history behind the train-ads display at the end of
> carriages (Pakenham line rear carriages ?). Think they have been around
for
> about 10 years, but I have never seen any adds on them except for the add
> that says if you advertise via this medium you will reach a 'Million
people"
> Yeah Right  :-).  My guess the company that invented them when broke a
long
> time ago.. ??,.
>
Thats funny you know, I ohverheard some people (yes I know I shouldnt do it
but..) on my train tonight (1610 Dn Eltham) talking about them, they were
saying how they had never seen an ad, true I thought, and how they were
going to call the 1800 number to see how much it was to put an add on.

This got me thinking.
1.) Could they be retained in the Connex/M>Train refurbishments?
2.) Could the the displays be used to show the stopping pattern of the
trains now instead of waiting for the trains to be upgraded? Sort of the
same as tram desto indicators, just by storing the info and being accessible
by entering a code.
3.) Where is the equipment housed in the drivers cab elsewhere or self
contained?

Ben Smith