Musings on the nature of time

MOH · 04-10-2007, 17:28

I believed until recently Stephen Hawking could possibly develop a whole new theory from careful study of Iarnrod Eireann. I regularly travel backwards in time depending on which IE clock I'm looking at.

I'm now disappointed to find it's actually just down to IE inconsistency.

For example:
- The time displayed on the old turnstiles (or the one at Killester anyway) is 2 minutes slow;
- The time on the LED clock on the platform is actually correct;
- The 'current time' displayed on the old 'real time' system is about 30 seconds slow;
- The 'current time' displayed on the new 'real time' system is 2.5 minutes fast

Worryingly, trains generally seem to disappear off the new real time system when the 'current time' reaches the 'ETA'.

Since that 'current time' is over two minutes fast, this means either all of these train are going two minutes early, or the real-time system is in fact a load of rubbish.

StephenM · 04-10-2007, 17:41

And to futher put a spanner in the works, I saw a page on the new website saying that the Customer timetables and the IE Timetables are 2 different things. So even if you get the right time of day, the train might be on a different timetable.

MOH · 02-11-2007, 10:39

A warning: just noticed over the last few days that the current time on the newer real time system is now correct, and as a result it's now (a bit more) accurate.

Nearly caught me out a couple of times since I automatically assume I have two minutes more than it says. I presume it's a side effect of the clocks going back, rather than anyone actively correcting the time.

04-10-2007, 17:28	#1
MOH Really Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 372	Musings on the nature of time I believed until recently Stephen Hawking could possibly develop a whole new theory from careful study of Iarnrod Eireann. I regularly travel backwards in time depending on which IE clock I'm looking at. I'm now disappointed to find it's actually just down to IE inconsistency. For example: - The time displayed on the old turnstiles (or the one at Killester anyway) is 2 minutes slow; - The time on the LED clock on the platform is actually correct; - The 'current time' displayed on the old 'real time' system is about 30 seconds slow; - The 'current time' displayed on the new 'real time' system is 2.5 minutes fast Worryingly, trains generally seem to disappear off the new real time system when the 'current time' reaches the 'ETA'. Since that 'current time' is over two minutes fast, this means either all of these train are going two minutes early, or the real-time system is in fact a load of rubbish.

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04-10-2007, 17:41	#2
StephenM Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Back using the car due poor service Posts: 135	And to futher put a spanner in the works, I saw a page on the new website saying that the Customer timetables and the IE Timetables are 2 different things. So even if you get the right time of day, the train might be on a different timetable.

02-11-2007, 10:39	#3
MOH Really Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 372	A warning: just noticed over the last few days that the current time on the newer real time system is now correct, and as a result it's now (a bit more) accurate. Nearly caught me out a couple of times since I automatically assume I have two minutes more than it says. I presume it's a side effect of the clocks going back, rather than anyone actively correcting the time.