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![]() The Sidney Parade bug is really quite simple as IE changed the spelling from Sidney (correct) to Sydney (incorrect but consistent) the voice recordings don't have one for Sydney Parade. Version 8 (our numbers not IE) which appeared on Monday last also has the bug
The signs are at the right height there is a requirement that they can be viewed even if the platform is full of people, once you have seat you are fine The maps is just plain strange, its so simple, you need 998 maps We have received no response to earlier complaints from the suburban office and the matter will be referred to a higher level tomorrow in fact |
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![]() Wednesday 11-1-2006
16:08 Bray Howth No maps, PIS or announcements Also showing wrong destination on rear "Bray" 16:20 Bray Howth No destination show on rear coach 8401 17:15 Bray Howth Lead coach 8117 was devoid of maps Rear was not showing a destination but Out of Service Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 12-01-2006 at 19:07. |
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![]() You *ALWAYS* see a very large number of signs go past your window in any below / above ground station in London.
Why can't IE do this too ? It's not rocket science.. you put up a larger number of bigger signs that are actually ledgable without binoculars! Also, why can't they be backlit / front lit?! |
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![]() Thursday 12-1-2006
17:50 Pearse Drogheda No external side displays working 17:15 Bray Malahide No external electronic displays working Rear coach showing Out of Service as the destination (same train 4 days in a row now with OOS on the back but different coaches) 8613/14/15/16 today 17:25 Bray Howth Rear coach showing "Bray" 17:45 Bray Howth No destination shown on rear coach |
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![]() DART at aprox 17:50 @ Pearse heading towards Bray.
No voice announcements except "This train is for Bray" at seemingly random intervals. LED maps working perfectly. this is the first time I've seen one work! Scrolling display was also correct and accurate. |
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![]() Well if that was the 17:54 Pearse to Bray which showed up late I was onboard
Thats normal behaviour if the train is led by the older LHB units, the maps work and the displays but it won't state the station name. The driver can't shut the system down if it goes wrong from the lead cab |
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![]() ah that makes sense now.
Seems a pity that they can't just hook it up to the PA on the LHB units. |
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The entire fleet will be fitted by end 2006, currently more than half of the available fleet is fully equipped |
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![]() Friday 13-1-2006
8.05 Greystones Howth No PIS or announcements, no printed maps either in coach 8602 17:25 Howth Bray No destination show on front coach 8405 17:15 Brau Malahide Showing Bray as destination on rear 17:50 Pearse Dundalk No external displays working 29x15/05 17:45 Bray Howth No destination show on rear coach Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 13-01-2006 at 19:26. |
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![]() Who makes this/these announcement/PIS systems?
Is it one system across the entire fleet or do we have a Mitusi system, a CAF system and an Alstom system? Also, in Barcelona I noticed a system similar to some of the DARTs that announced in a very polished voice in Spanish and Catalan "Chime" (next station) "proxima estaciĆ³n" (female) followed by a gruff male voice with the station name. It was comical! The other funny bit is the Spanish vs Catalan bilingual signage. Sometimes the only difference is one accent or a single letter changes. |
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![]() Monday 16-1-2006
8:05 Greystones Howth All was well till Sidney Parade Next Station <silence> All the Air Con units suffer from this bug 17:15 Bray Malahide Showing Bray as the destination on rear (6 days running now) 17:25 Howth Bray Map display system gave up at Pearse as did the electronic display Strangely the announcements kept working apart from Sidney Parade The now classsic Next Station <silence> Also showing Howth as the destination on rear 19:05 Howth Greystones Announcements and displays not working 8401/8201/8608/8607 21:48 Bray Malahide Rear coach showing Bray as destination 22:10 Greystones Malahide Rear coach showing Greystones as destination 22:20 Howth Bray No destination shown in front Announcements and displays working but displays showing only destination no next station No maps in coach 8401 8401/8201/8608/8607 22:30 Pearse Maynooth External displays switched on for about 2 seconds and died 29x18+21 Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 16-01-2006 at 23:50. |
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![]() On the 09.55 Clonsilla-Pearse this morning the PIS all worked spiffingly until we departed from Broombridge. Upon departing there the audible PIS went silent and the LED displays just kept scrolling "8" and then "06", repeating continuously. The system snapped out of it's malaise when the "The next station is Drumcondra" announcement bellowed and all returned to correct operation (I was going to write 'normal' but normal for IE is not 'correctly operational'). Car no. was 29108.
Other balls ups I spotted today; 11.13 DART Tara-Bray, car 8633 (and whatever it was coupled to) had no side displays at all functioning. 10.23 Connolly-Pearse (don't know origin), car 29412 and the rest of the train had no side displays in order. I actually only saw 1 train with everthing correct on it today. |
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![]() Do all DMUs have some sort of PIS system fitted?
Does it operate on non-Dublin commuter services? E.g. Cobh-Cork-Mallow. |
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![]() Currently PIS systems are available on these routes
Longford-Maynooth-Connolly-Bray Dundalk-Drogheda-Connolly-Bray Malahide/Howth-Bray/Greystones Bray Rosslare appears available if service is operated by a 29000 as of Dec 06. Dublin Sligo is still unknown. Kildare Heuston is not available On train displays and announcements available only on 29000 series units despite 2800 series being fitted also. No PIS fitted units are allocated commuter to services beyond the Pale |
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![]() It'd be reasonable to expect this system to be available on IE coaches regardless of wheather beyond the Pale or not.
Are the 2600s and 2700s being retrofitted with the system at some stage? |
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![]() 17:15 Bray Malahide
Rear coach (8322) showing Howth as destination 17:25 Bray Howth Rear coach showing no destination (8404) 17:25 Howth Bray Rear coach showing Howth as destination External displays not working Announcements working but the classic Next Station <silence> for Sidney Parade Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 19-01-2006 at 10:10. |
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![]() 8:05 Greystones Howth
All working until Sidney Parade where we where treated to the classic Next station <silence> (8633) 17:15 Bray Malahide Rear coach showing Howth as destination 17:45 Bray Howth Rear coach showing Out of Service 17:25 Howth Bray All working until Sidney Parade where we where treated to the classic Next station <silence> (8636) Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 19-01-2006 at 10:11. |
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![]() 8:05 Greystones Howth
All working until Sidney Parade where we where treated to the classic Next station <silence> (8633) |
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