Re: Glenbrook - Vandalised Phone

[billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)]

"Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au> wrote:

> I am not suggesting this is a solution to the problem but it seems somewhat
> ironic to me that a couple of the Sydney radio stations can afford to have
> helicopters up every morning reporting on traffic conditions yet City Rail
> cannot implement a system that allows them to know the exact position of
> each commuter train.

Er, what's the correlation between a generalised reports on large
groups of vehicles and "the exact position" of a commuter train?

> The signalling system has not changed a lot in many cases since the old NSWGR
> days.

Actually, its has changed a great deal, with massive amounts of money
beings spent on track layout simplification and re-signalling in the
past decade.

Cheers,

Bill