Re: W-Class Trams and ATMS

["Johann Fan" <xyags@NOSPAM.geocities.com>]

Dave McL wrote in message <3569294D.A1@iprolink.co.nz>...
>Jennifer Richmond wrote:
>
>> No, I think that by 'The Console' they mean the little thingy that busses
>> also have. It is the size of a small cash register and a button must be
>> pressed every time the tram crosses from one section to another. At the
end
>> of the route, a series of buttons must be pressed to let the tram know
that
>> it is changing directions and which route it is on.
>
>
>Goodness, you would have thought that after spending $300 million-plus,
>the old fashioned AVM (automatic vehicle monitoring) equipment on board
>every tram would have told the ticket machine where the tram was.
thats what I though.. it was talked about in a thread here before about the
section information being linked to the AVM machines.. I haven't seen any
drivers (of Z class anyway) that have had to change the sections...

cheers
Johann