Re: W-Class Trams and ATMS

[Dave McL <davemcl@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. 

Dave McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand


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