Real Time Bus Signage - Lessons from Auckland

[SteelPan]

THINK I read somewhere, some time back, that "real time signage" was slowly working its way through the wish-list of the flat-earthers who run so much of our SEQ public transit system - readers MAY be interested in the article linked below from the NZ press - hopefully "our" system, if one ever does in fact materialise - in the year 201? of the 21stC [maybe] - will avoid this type of problem.

We wait with anticipation...and wait...... 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10876076

[SurfRail]

It's already running in Logan.  I haven't heard a bad word about it except for some of the initial teething issues which are now fixed.

The real-time signage at bus stops is only available at Beenleigh Station Stop A, 7 of the 8 bays at the Hyperdome and at the platforms at Springwood (Beenleigh B is used by Surfside and the other bay at the Hyperdome by Veolia so no point).  It appears to be working well though.

[petey3801]

I've actually been told by  a contact in the bus side of things that the Real Time Info program has been terminated, with the units currently in the Logan buses being taken out when they fail.

[longboi]

Mid-2013 was the end date for the trial and funding hadn't been secured beyond that.


However, that's an interesting observation Petey. I'm sure I saw something the other day about PIDs having been installed at Logan Central in the past month which would indicate that it may continue.