Article: Real time info call

[ozbob]

From Brisbane mX 10th February 2009 page 2

Real time info call



Footnote:  Yes, I know, Brunswick St has been renamed as Fortitude Valley    

[brismike]

lol . . I was going to pick you up on that faux pass Bob. But seeing as you fessed up first I'll let you off . .

[Emmie]

Real time info would be great.  So would ANY information at some stations.  South Brisbane, for instance, is a significant station, and the main link to the Cultural Centre and the Convention Centre.  This means it is used by many people who, unlike regular commuters, are unfamiliar with train routes and timetables, including a lot of overseas visitors.

Every time I catch a train there, it seems, somebody asks for help, because there is only the most rudimentary digital display, showing the terminus but not intermediate stations.  This is confusing and inadequate for a major inner city station.

[Derwan]

It's probably been asked before, but what determines whether a train is on time?  I understand that up to 4 minutes late is considered "on time" - but is this based on the time a train departs Central?  If so, the scheduled dwell time means that a train could be up to 6 minutes late as it approaches Central, but considered "on time" if it manages to leave 4 minutes late from Central.