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This just in - tube journey not a nightmare!
On Dec 24, 3:56*pm, "Recliner" wrote:
My local station (a bit further out) does have indicators, but they still aren't connected, so they don't tell you anything useful. I don't know why they installed indicators so long before the systems to support them would be available -- no doubt something to do with PPP commitments. No, it's because dotmatrix displays are cheap, while closing a station to install new wiring ducts, paying electricians, putting the ceiling back, etc, etc, is expensive. So you might as well add the indicators during the refurb, rather than waiting til the signalling is replaced. -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
This just in - tube journey not a nightmare!
On Dec 26, 12:07 am, John B wrote:
No, it's because dotmatrix displays are cheap, while closing a station to install new wiring ducts, paying electricians, putting the ceiling back, etc, etc, is expensive. So you might as well add the indicators during the refurb, rather than waiting til the signalling is replaced. Seems a bit strange though to put them in so long before they'll actually work since anything exposed to the elements is going to slowly age whether its being used or not so they're reducing the working lives of these indicators for no benefit. B2003 |
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