New Announcement System on Citytrain?

atlantic · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 3:13 pm

Yeah I like how it works in conjunction with the LEDs. It's about time they're being used for something other than displaying the time!

I hope they update the system at the stations as well. I really hate the announcements at the moment. They're confusing when the trains have complex stopping patterns. I remember hearing one like "The Ipswich with connection to Rosewood train running express from Indooroopilly to Redbank stopping only at Corinda, Oxley and Darra will arrive on platform 1 in approximately 2 minutes." I never thought it would end! lol.

About Sydney, I recently read that someone's train was 71 minutes late on the Cronulla line and apparently everybody just cheered when they heard that, cause they'd already been waiting 45 minutes because 2 other trains had been cancelled before that... Pretty sad.

TA 2000 · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 3:43 pm

2353 · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 3:57 pm

ar31 · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 4:33 pm

Extra information could have been programmed into the LCDs for some stations (with tourist attractions) to assist passengers and tourists to South East Queensland.

Cheers.

treffmeister · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 5:24 pm

LCD can be colour as well. LED is a Light Emitting Diode and thus used more as blinkers for CD players and computer status lights, however also on low quality displays like the IMU's.

From my time in England I can remember displays being used quite effectively: It flashed the next station, time, distance/time to London, and other information.

3foot6 · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:17 pm

I look forward to hearing this new Automatic Annoucement System

I can just imagine the voiceover on the City of Townsville Tilt Train
"The next station is Trackside, This train will terminate at Trackside, Would all passengers please leave the train here"

cammo2005 · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:30 pm

I think I heard this when I was up there and caught the train from Robina to Central.

That voice is at least a bit less annoying than the MilLemon rendition "This train will stop at ________" NYARRGGGGHHH!!!!

qr3900 · Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:31 pm

Wasn't there a female voiceover on the IMUs when they first entered service? because I remember when I came home from Brisbane in late 96 early 97, there was a female voice. I remember it saying something sort of like "This is the Helensvale train (at the time) stopping at all stations. The next station is Coomera. Passengers for Dreamworld, please meat your coach at the front of the station.

I think that's what it said. Not exactly sure though

Thanks

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ar31 · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:03 am

Longest on-platform announcement I heard so far was at Kuraby, It was a morning peak city-bound train which was continuing onto Nambour.

"The Brisbane City and Nambour train, running express from Altandi to Salisbury, then from Bowen Hills to Caboolture stopping only at Northgate and Petrie, will arrive on Platform 2 in approximately 2 minutes, please stand behind the yellow safety line untill the train has stopped"

I could imagine what the announcement would be like at a Robina line station, if one of their trains continued onto Nambour (or the reverse).

Cheers.

norwoodman · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:12 am

ar31 · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:23 am

3foot6 · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:17 pm

These trains also stop at Yeerongpilly and Loganlea.

3foot6 · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:17 pm

These trains also stop at Yeerongpilly and Loganlea.

ar31 · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:28 pm

Blade · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:05 pm

From Robina to the Airport, it annouces as:

"The Brisbane City and Airport train, running express from Beenleigh to Southbank, stopping only at Loganlea and Yeerongpilly, and then express from Bowen Hills to Eagle Junction.....will arrive...."blah blah blah.

I thought it was different that it said "and then express"..

By the way, ar31, does that city-nambour service still go?

Cheers

Blade