Paul Corfield wrote:

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:10:29 +0100, Steve Fitzgerald ]
wrote:

In message .com,
Mizter T writes
If Earls Court had modern dot-matrix ETA displays ('train describers'
in LU parlance I believe) that listed the next five or so trains then
one could of course make an educated decision with regards to this
option - but of course Earls Court offers no such luxury.

I guess that given the complexity of Earls Court and perhaps the lack
of certainty over which platform a train will arrive at then this isn't
as simple as it seems, though there could at least be train describers
for each direction (east and west) which only become platform specific
when the train pulls in. Another complication is the possibility of
District line trains changing their destination mid-journey if there
are service gaps on certain sections, but other stations nontheless
have train describers that manage to cope with this.

Isn't the existing TD at ECT listed?

Yes I understand this is the case.


Ok - how about this. The existing listed train describers stay put, but
alongside them there is a new dot-matrix central train describer that
sits on the middle of the eastbound and westbound platforms that
displays the ETAs of trains. When the train pulls into the platform
then the existing train describers would be used - just as they are at
present. The new dot-matrix train describer could also show destination
information along with an arrow indicating which platform this applies
to.

I'm sure some such arrangement could be arrived at, and passengers
would really appreciate it.