TV on the train?

markus · 02-04-2007, 06:14

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Originally Posted by packetswitch

http://www.thestar.com/article/198054

decker coaches that I've talked about before.

I've seen the 'infoscreen' model in great action on the City-Airport Train (the expensive one) in Vienna, and found it quite funky, especially coming from an airport to a city, as it gave the essential information in a very clear fashion.
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A bit off-topic but you know the few extra stops on the normal line to the airport just take 9 minutes longer and the price is 3 euro instead of 9 on the CAT. Unfortunately the CAT has turned into a tourist rip off.

packetswitch · 02-04-2007, 08:58

Heh, yeah I discovered that on my second visit. Oops. First time out, the organiser of the event I was attending specifically instructed that the CAT should be taken. I suspect a kickback.

It's for similar reasons that I have never taken Heathrow Express (so I didn't see their BBC World!) or Gatwick Express (that one's ridiculous, either a Southern train to Victoria or FCC Thameslink to Kings Cross (or whereever) is much cheaper and barely a couple of minutes longer).

Colm Donoghue · 02-04-2007, 09:47

My 2 cents goes to getting all existing information screens working correctly before any other madness.

MrX · 02-04-2007, 17:10

Lets hope Irish rail don't get any ideas!!!

You could have Craig Doyle on a flat panel LCD screen on all Irish trains telling feeding you misinformation about the next stop!

Aircoach has a system where the stop announcements are video based. i.e. a lady appears on screen telling you "We're about to approach Trinity College!"

Oisin88 · 02-04-2007, 17:25

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Originally Posted by MrX

Aircoach has a system where the stop announcements are video based. i.e. a lady appears on screen telling you "We're about to approach Trinity College!"

When it's working/ turned on.

dowlingm · 02-04-2007, 18:18

Several colleagues are GO commuters so I'll get the lowdown when it goes live. Toronto Transit put infoscreens on subway platforms but they are almost always useless at portraying service disruption. Unfortunately that's what IE would probably be like.

On the other hand GO Transit seem to "get it" that commuters need to know what's going on - they have an email mailing list which contacts commuters by route/station (including feeder bus news) and a web page (that actually does get updated unlike IE) when there's a derailment or a collision at an LC or whatever.
http://www.gotransit.ca/PUBLICROOT/s...wtrainbus.aspx
http://enews-gotransit.com/Signup.aspx

Mark Hennessy · 02-04-2007, 20:52

They've been using them on the Tokyo Yamanote line line for a good few years.
The initial novelty factor wears pretty thin very quickly

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02-04-2007, 08:58	#2
packetswitch Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 216	Heh, yeah I discovered that on my second visit. Oops. First time out, the organiser of the event I was attending specifically instructed that the CAT should be taken. I suspect a kickback. It's for similar reasons that I have never taken Heathrow Express (so I didn't see their BBC World!) or Gatwick Express (that one's ridiculous, either a Southern train to Victoria or FCC Thameslink to Kings Cross (or whereever) is much cheaper and barely a couple of minutes longer).

02-04-2007, 09:47	#3
Colm Donoghue Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 873	My 2 cents goes to getting all existing information screens working correctly before any other madness.

02-04-2007, 17:10	#4
MrX Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 585	Lets hope Irish rail don't get any ideas!!! You could have Craig Doyle on a flat panel LCD screen on all Irish trains telling feeding you misinformation about the next stop! Aircoach has a system where the stop announcements are video based. i.e. a lady appears on screen telling you "We're about to approach Trinity College!"

02-04-2007, 18:18	#6
dowlingm Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,371	Several colleagues are GO commuters so I'll get the lowdown when it goes live. Toronto Transit put infoscreens on subway platforms but they are almost always useless at portraying service disruption. Unfortunately that's what IE would probably be like. On the other hand GO Transit seem to "get it" that commuters need to know what's going on - they have an email mailing list which contacts commuters by route/station (including feeder bus news) and a web page (that actually does get updated unlike IE) when there's a derailment or a collision at an LC or whatever. http://www.gotransit.ca/PUBLICROOT/s...wtrainbus.aspx http://enews-gotransit.com/Signup.aspx

02-04-2007, 20:52	#7
Mark Hennessy Membership Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Maynooth Posts: 1,116	They've been using them on the Tokyo Yamanote line line for a good few years. The initial novelty factor wears pretty thin very quickly