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Red Alert · 23-02-2006, 16:15

The new TGX system has a thermal (not laser!) printer, but that's no reason in itself why it's as slow as it is. From what I can see now the system has been a foolish cosmetic upgrade. Dublin Bus have never fully explained the situation behind the need for such change. If indeed they had to re-work the software to deal with the Mag Card Validator which according to them won't be around much longer, then it was a double-waste of taxpayer's money.

I would love to know if the TGX was actually tested in-service before being deployed, on a route like the 11 or 46A.

I wonder do the drivers go insane on the School buses at 3.30, when they've got to go into the sub menu 100 times!! They should just configure the 'soft menu' to have the same 10 buttons as the old WF2 system and be done with it. As such we're stuck with this abjectly crap and inefficient system for the sake of a few menus and a pretty customer display, the real thing now is that Dublin Bus need to be hassled to speed it up.

23-02-2006, 16:15	#28
Red Alert Regular Poster Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 33	The new TGX system has a thermal (not laser!) printer, but that's no reason in itself why it's as slow as it is. From what I can see now the system has been a foolish cosmetic upgrade. Dublin Bus have never fully explained the situation behind the need for such change. If indeed they had to re-work the software to deal with the Mag Card Validator which according to them won't be around much longer, then it was a double-waste of taxpayer's money. I would love to know if the TGX was actually tested in-service before being deployed, on a route like the 11 or 46A. I wonder do the drivers go insane on the School buses at 3.30, when they've got to go into the sub menu 100 times!! They should just configure the 'soft menu' to have the same 10 buttons as the old WF2 system and be done with it. As such we're stuck with this abjectly crap and inefficient system for the sake of a few menus and a pretty customer display, the real thing now is that Dublin Bus need to be hassled to speed it up.