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Post by A60stock on Nov 3, 2018 10:05:40 GMT
They're definitely no longer on the platforms! Any idea what's happened?
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Post by Tom on Nov 3, 2018 10:06:40 GMT
Possibly (though I wouldn't say this with any certainty) they've been removed and will be replaced with a newer design when control of that part of the Piccadilly line gets migrated to the new Control Centre?
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Post by goldenarrow on Nov 3, 2018 15:51:57 GMT
I know that those DMI’s had suffered some kind of damage due to water/moisture ingress which had put them out of action for a few days. But a similar thing happened at Ruislip Manor (EB) and they were repaired in situ. The DMI’s at S.Harrow are fairly new so I’d be very surprised if they were being replaced because they were incompatible.
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Post by luacton on Nov 3, 2018 19:03:33 GMT
They were terrible however (control system issue I imagine rather than issue with the DMI itself)
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Post by aldino on Nov 4, 2018 2:06:10 GMT
The WB DMI did indeed get damaged by water, and was not able to be repared so had to be replaced. Took a while to get approval and the order to go through etc.
Not sure why the EB would have been removed too?
Good thing they finally putting a new one... was always a PITA when working there answering the help point about when the next WB train is.
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Post by goldenarrow on Nov 17, 2018 16:31:27 GMT
Eastbound DMI (not shown) is back doing its thing displaying consistently coherent information whilst the API data that most 3rd party apps use to display departures is really struggling not only at S.Harrow but at most stations down to North Ealing. Westbound DMI or the absence thereof as photographed this afternoon has yet to be repatriated.  |
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Post by goldenarrow on Apr 30, 2019 11:41:46 GMT
This made me chuckle. Passing through South Harrow on Sunday, I noticed that the WB DMI has been replaced, although I consider it to be a downgrade since it’s successor is one of those tiny DMIs from Data Display that are also present at Hillingdon, Ickenham, Rayners Lane, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Ealing Broadway and Barons Court among others. As a result the sighting distance on the Westbound has gone from decent to dismal.
Eastbound DMI has only been able to show destinations not timings for some time.
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Post by Chris L on Apr 30, 2019 12:02:19 GMT
This made me chuckle. Passing through South Harrow on Sunday, I noticed that the WB DMI has been replaced, although I consider it to be a downgrade since it’s successor is one of those tiny DMIs from Data Display that are also present at Hillingdon, Ickenham, Rayners Lane, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Ealing Broadway and Barons Court among others. As a result the sighting distance on the Westbound has gone from decent to dismal. Eastbound DMI has only been able to show destinations not timings for some time. Somebody at LUL needs to read the standards for letter sizes on signage in the railway environment. The lettering on the new DMIs is way too small. Perhaps they could get sponsorship from Specsavers. |
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Post by DistrictSOM on Apr 30, 2019 13:58:20 GMT
The new signs are a standard off the shelf unit the same type as used by many NR operators, I agree they are very hard to read if not literally next to it
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Post by Chris L on Apr 30, 2019 20:47:22 GMT
The new signs are a standard off the shelf unit the same type as used by many NR operators, I agree they are very hard to read if not literally next to it There are off the shelf white out of black units now in use at some NR stations and these are much more readable. LUL didn't have to buy something that is inferior because it was there. It seems the tail is wagging the dog. |
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