Three Conflicting Rail Service Announcments

Any one who has experince travel on metropolitan rail networks would
understand there are delays and those indicator boards and automated
voice-overs do fail.
At Burwood in Sydney a few weeks ago due to a late train it seemed it was
battle between two different trains.
Both the station staff, indicator board and automated voice-over were giving
mixed messages for the next train to arrive.

Oh and when on a west bound Inner-West/Bankstown line train the other day we
were told after Summer Hill the next station was Wynyard.
Some body was obviously stuffing around with the voice over.
Although I did actually picture the driver putting the pedal to the metal
and steaming past all remaining stations until Wynard.
Leaving passengers shocked and horrified.
Oh would have been a good excuse for being late for work.

From Scott

It is a problem and happens all the time. Railcorp couldn't care less simple
as that.




"Scott" <scottpmc@m> wrote in message
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> Any one who has experince travel on metropolitan rail networks would
> understand there are delays and those indicator boards and automated
> voice-overs do fail.
> At Burwood in Sydney a few weeks ago due to a late train it seemed it was
> battle between two different trains.
> Both the station staff, indicator board and automated voice-over were
> giving mixed messages for the next train to arrive.
>
> Oh and when on a west bound Inner-West/Bankstown line train the other day
> we were told after Summer Hill the next station was Wynyard.
> Some body was obviously stuffing around with the voice over.
> Although I did actually picture the driver putting the pedal to the metal
> and steaming past all remaining stations until Wynard.
> Leaving passengers shocked and horrified.
> Oh would have been a good excuse for being late for work.
>
> From Scott
>

"Scott" <scottpmc@m> wrote in message
news:hPClj.6183$421.3818@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Any one who has experince travel on metropolitan rail networks would
> understand there are delays and those indicator boards and automated
> voice-overs do fail.


I was at Bondi Junction a few years ago and the PA was stuck to
"Stationmaster! Please report to the Stationmasters' office!"

Over and over the bloody thing went, the whole 20 minutes I was there..

"Scott" <scottpmc@m> wrote in message
news:hPClj.6183$421.3818@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Any one who has experince travel on metropolitan rail networks would
> understand there are delays and those indicator boards and automated
> voice-overs do fail.
> At Burwood in Sydney a few weeks ago due to a late train it seemed it was
> battle between two different trains.
> Both the station staff, indicator board and automated voice-over were
giving
> mixed messages for the next train to arrive.
>
> Oh and when on a west bound Inner-West/Bankstown line train the other day
we
> were told after Summer Hill the next station was Wynyard.
> Some body was obviously stuffing around with the voice over.
> Although I did actually picture the driver putting the pedal to the metal
> and steaming past all remaining stations until Wynard.
> Leaving passengers shocked and horrified.
> Oh would have been a good excuse for being late for work.
>
> From Scott
>
>

The internal destination indicators (and DVA) on the H sets seem to like
resetting themselves. Just before we got to Central one morning, it
announced "Next Stop: Port Kembla North". On the way home, it was stuck on
"Next Stop: Martin Place". Seems to happen several times per week.

Matt.