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"Light of Aria" wrote:


Thanks for that Richard (I think you mean Balise(s), assuming that
they use the same spelling as the TVM 430 CTRL signalling system). It
will be interesting to see how quick the system is, as the difference
between a balise and GPS is that with GPS the train always knows where
it is, whereas with a balise, it only know where it is when it is near
the balise. It was obviously less hassle to install the trackside kit
than to reprogram and recertify the units, although the trains will
still have to have been loaded with the relevant SDO information for
all of the 'Thameslink' lines.

Victoria still had a ~15sec delay on door opening last weekend.

I do wonder whether there will be some locations on the Chatham main
line or the Maidstone route that will prove troublesome over the
coming week.

Richard





Were I to be delayed for more than one minute, I would construe this as a
danger to my safety and A. pull the emergency alarm with legitimate reason
for seeking emergency assistance, and possibly B. activate the emergency
door release were I not to be undetained after a further one minute.

No you wouldn't, you are just mouthing off and making yourself look a prat in
the process.


I think it highly unreasonable and unlawful for railway operators to
unnecessarily delay and detain the public in this fashion.

Yeah yeah yeah...


How hard can it be for a lowly scum bag railway employee to press a door
open button, a function which the industry has done for more than 50 years,
without delay and techo-ineptitude?


You are David Hansen AICMFP

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