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Re: trial CityRail signage and info systems
- Subject: Re: trial CityRail signage and info systems
- From: billbolton.REMOVE-To-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 01:34:12 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Magna Data - Internet Solutions Provider
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- Reply-To: billbolton.REMOVE-To-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)
- Xref: news.mel.aone.net.au aus.rail:34266
On Wed, 21 Oct 1998 21:18:33 +1000, "Michael Walker"
<walker@hotkey.net.au> wrote:
>in the Cityrail netowrk or thereabouts with SPIs, I would suggest Melbourne
>in fact has significantly more LED displays at stations than Sydney and the
>interurban Cityrail stations.
But the messages displayed in Melbourne are in special "Met Speak"!
For instance, the LED display of "Flinders St, No Stop E Richmond," at
the bottom of the ramps at Glenferrie was intended to indicate an "All
stations to Flinders Street except for East Richmond" service but even
several of the locals who I asked thought it meant non-stop to East
Richmond.
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia