Re: ESR Indicators

[Mr Simpson <mdoyle@mail.usyd.edu.au>]

Gayford wrote:

> I have also noted that some of the station indicator lights are also out on
> the up shore at Wynyard.  On a slightly related topic I have noticed that
> the new signs at Wynard with rounded ends that stradled the steel beams that
> hold the roof up have disappeared. New signs have appeared at the top of the
> stairs which have a schematic type diagram of the route of trains which
> arrive and depart from the that particular platform. Is this going to be
> another City Rail cluster fuck along the lines of other projects that are
> never completed or change direction in mid stream such as the destination
> indicators on suburban/interurban trains. Some work, some have destinations
> on them that more seem to reflect the whims of the train driver than where
> the train is actually going to. They were at least amusing when they first
> appeared with messages such as hello/goodbye which were soon banned by fools
> in power.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rod Gayford

Wynyard was esigned to be one of the 'test' stations for all that new signage,
before they did
go through the whole system with the new look. Thus I could assume that
marketing didn't
quite like that look and are trying something new before they spend copious
amounts of money
on these things in bulk. At least they changed their mind on this pilot station,
rather than halfway
through a contract to refit the entire network.