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Post by harlesden on Oct 12, 2010 18:32:34 GMT
As each WB train arrives at North Acton, the operator has to give a complicated manual announcement.
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"This is an Ealing Broadway train. Passenger for stations on the West Ruilsip branch should leave the train here and wait on the platform"
Is this too complicated to incorporate into the DVA.
On the Picc, the DVA manages a complicated announcement at Acton Town
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2010 20:29:38 GMT
On the Central as well as all other lines, it is a line requirement that T/Op's make a P.A. at stations prior to branches, one of which is North Acton and are monitored to ensure that this is done. Taking this into account it will not be made part of the DVA.
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Post by t697 on Oct 12, 2010 21:39:44 GMT
On the Central as well as all other lines, it is a line requirement that T/Op's make a P.A. at stations prior to branches, one of which is North Acton and are monitored to ensure that this is done. Taking this into account it will not be made part of the DVA. On most of the LU Customer Information Systems on trains, this type of announcement can be programmed and indeed they mostly are programmed with something along those lines. I know that currently LU encourages and actually incentivises Driver PA announcements. They should perhaps be careful to ensure that on RVAR Regulated fleets, this doesn't result in an infringement of RVAR by either cancelling visual announcements or giving a significantly different audio announcement to the visual announcement. Yes OK, not relevant to the Central line fleet as currently it doesn't have visual displays. |
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Post by harlesden on Oct 14, 2010 23:41:17 GMT
Strangest thing. I was reading some highly amusing posts in this thread, all from the same member possessing a great sense of humor. I went away briefly to answer a hail on Facebook, and when I came back, the three posts had disappeared. I guess the member concerned had suddenly decided to delete them. I just want the member concerned to know that his posts were very entertaining and greatly appreciated in a LMAO type of way.
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Post by auxsetreq on Oct 15, 2010 0:14:11 GMT
Sorry about that, I only leave things up for a short while before they go onto my blogosphere elsewhere...........
I'll re post for you...........
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You lot ever had dealings with Miss Tree Chopper? She can make one's life a misery if she catches you out NOT making spam sermons at places like North-Bellevoire-Acton. Gets you interviewed in the back office she does. Once upon a time the puntergage used to have brains to work out train destinations for themselves............." I need to get to West Ruislip, but this train wot I'm on has Ealing Broadway on the front does it not". Hmmmmmm he thinks and looks at diagram. "Aha! I need to get orf and change trains by the time the line divides at North-Bellevoire-Acton - Result!!!! I DO have a brain after all!!!"...................Shoot ahead to today and what with all this DMI, DVA, OTT PAs bollox assaulting the senses it's best to put one's iPhone between two slices of bread and eat it.......................mint?
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Post by auxsetreq on Oct 15, 2010 0:14:30 GMT
Whistling a ditty in the exact style as I heard it the night before on The X Factor - flat and out of tune, but *nailing it as my own and totally owning it* I strode merrily to my booking on point that morning, and on time too! "Good morning all " I smile............ The usual silence greets me as my sooooperior-in-every-way manager puts down the half lemon he's sucking, crooks a finger and bades me thus........" Just a quick word in the back office before you pick-up please." He picks up a sheath of print-outs as I follow tentatively behind..................."Right, we've had a report from Miss Tree Chopper about an announcement you made on the 6th June about changing trains at North-Bellevoire-Acton" -"Oh Yes" - "Yes," you said, "Change here for trains to West Ruislip, this train terminates at Ealing Broadway" - " It's my spiel, I can't deny it" - " Great, Miss Tree Chopper informs us that the announcement was in time, clear and concise. One small problem" - " Problem! How?" - " You were at Leytonstone at the time going towards Epping" - " Ah...."........................
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Post by auxsetreq on Oct 15, 2010 0:14:49 GMT
Did anyone answer Harlequin's original question about the DVA? If not, well........The cost of memory is so low these days that one could input any message of any length ( within reason ) into Sonia's brain. She could recite the whole of Macb...The Scottish Play, if necessary, but that would cause a bit of a delay, I'm sure. Miss Tree Chopper, that old battleaxe, makes sure drivers make announcments at diverging junctions such as North-Belvoire-Acton to jolt the punterage out of sonambulist reverie. Sonia has hypnotic tones and can send one orff leaving one orn the wrong train............
I did it again today. I said something in error. I'm on my sixth and final trip back, and by then I'm like a stir crazy limpet stuck to the ceiling. Traffic light goes green at Ealing Broadway On-Sea, and I say "Laygelmen, this is yer first westbound train to Hainalut veeea' Newbreefart" Quick as a wippit me brainlet goes - " 'ang on that's wrong, I think" So I change *westbound* to *eastbound* Phew, that was close. Could you imagine what would of happened if I hadn't realised my mistake? I'd of started the train orf, and it would of gone backwards demolishing Costa Coffee and ending up in the face of the Penzance Pirate Pasty man. Mind you I could of grabbed a free Costa coffee on impact. Have you seen their prices? I wouldn't say they're steep, more like vertical............
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Post by harlesden on Oct 15, 2010 1:49:17 GMT
Much appreciated. I too delete posts but only if nobody responds within 24 hours.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2010 22:09:49 GMT
Did anyone answer Harlequin's original question about the DVA? If not, well........The cost of memory is so low these days that one could input any message of any length ( within reason ) into Sonia's brain. She could recite the whole of Macb...The Scottish Play, if necessary, but that would cause a bit of a delay, I'm sure. Miss Tree Chopper, that old battleaxe, makes sure drivers make announcments at diverging junctions such as North-Belvoire-Acton to jolt the punterage out of sonambulist reverie. Sonia has hypnotic tones and can send one orff leaving one orn the wrong train............ I did it again today. I said something in error. I'm on my sixth and final trip back, and by then I'm like a stir crazy limpet stuck to the ceiling. Traffic light goes green at Ealing Broadway On-Sea, and I say "Laygelmen, this is yer first westbound train to Hainalut veeea' Newbreefart" Quick as a wippit me brainlet goes - " 'ang on that's wrong, I think" So I change *westbound* to *eastbound* Phew, that was close. Could you imagine what would of happened if I hadn't realised my mistake? I'd of started the train orf, and it would of gone backwards demolishing Costa Coffee and ending up in the face of the Penzance Pirate Pasty man. Mind you I could of grabbed a free Costa coffee on impact. Have you seen their prices? I wouldn't say they're steep, more like vertical............ Don't ever delete stuff like this. ;D Clown on the Central today at Leyton: "The next station is Stratford where both sets of doors will open. On the left....you know where that is don't you?......the Jubilee and DLR services and on the right, that's the other way, National Rail. Left or right, you make you're minds up. Cheers." Class!!!! And I wish I'd clocked the train number cos the driver deserved a medal for cheering us all up. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2010 3:53:15 GMT
Actually the DVA at Acton Town on Piccadilly trains is not great at all, because it merely says "Change here for other Piccadilly Line services".
I live at Ealing Common and quite often get on South Kensington to go home. Often - late at night - what is on the front of the train does not match up with the board on the platform - so i never know if i'm on the right train or not and always have to stand up and hover by the door at Acton Town to see what the situation is.
Then the non-helpful DVA announcement comes on, and then (in most cases) the driver chips in with where he's actually going. So a more accurate DVA at Acton Town would be very useful ...
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