"The Bourne End Express" On board PID way off.

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"The Bourne End Express" On board PID way off.

« on: September 05, 2012, 22:33:01 »

I was on a Class 165 today, nowhere near Bourne End and the on board Passenger Information Display was telling me that I was on a non-stop service between Bourne End and London Paddington:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axRknkQNooc&feature=youtu.be

Huh


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Re: "The Bourne End Express" On board PID way off.

« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2012, 22:37:16 »

Chances are is the PIS^▸ failed on a Bourne End to Pad service, probably near Pad somewhere, and nobody has noticed or raised it with driver to switch it off!


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Re: "The Bourne End Express" On board PID way off.

« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2012, 22:50:33 »

But there are no Bourne End to Paddington services that only call at Paddington!

Not only failed but deleted the intermediate stops.

Amused me anyway as I was leaving Didcot, next stop Appleford.


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Re: "The Bourne End Express" On board PID way off.

« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2012, 23:42:51 »

Looks to me like one of the quirks of the Turbo CIS^▸ . It thinks it's between the last station before Paddington and Paddington on a Bourne End-Paddington service, where the displays would say it was Bourne End to Paddington service calling at Paddington. The screens quite often display the origin, destination and remaining stops. Displaying the origin does seem a little pointless.


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Re: "The Bourne End Express" On board PID way off.

« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2012, 11:08:58 »

That is exactly what would have happened. Although a little better, the PIS^▸ is still very unreliable.


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Re: "The Bourne End Express" On board PID way off.

« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2012, 19:38:32 »

Quote from: bignosemac on September 05, 2012, 22:50:33

But there are no Bourne End to Paddington services that only call at Paddington!

It does in the morning after it has departed Slough it is fast Roll Eyes

or should I say non stop Roll Eyes

well not at stations to Padd so the PIS^▸ changes to reflect the Bourne End start next station Padd


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Re: "The Bourne End Express" On board PID way off.

« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2012, 16:00:17 »

Quote from: Electric train on September 06, 2012, 19:38:32

Quote from: bignosemac on September 05, 2012, 22:50:33

But there are no Bourne End to Paddington services that only call at Paddington!

It does in the morning after it has departed Slough it is fast Roll Eyes

or should I say non stop Roll Eyes

well not at stations to Padd so the PIS^▸ changes to reflect the Bourne End start next station Padd

Yes I do like it when the train is described as either fast or non-stop to Paddington but is scheduled on the relief line and often catches up with a stopping service.. and ends up being neither fast nor non-stop.. It's ok though as it is actually timetabled to do just that so it is never late.. but never fast either Roll Eyes


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