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Originally Posted by GWR9600
I think the automated systems on trains are better than what they used to be. I can rember going dow to London when the 165s were 'new' and they only had a visual screen and it kept repeating all the stoips until we got to London  . But these new EMUS in use on the West Coast in the Midlands have a voice and it keeps up with the train!"!! |
Well the Southeastern Networkers (465/466) are still like that as they're based on a common design. It's late 1980's technology, and the diplay shows ALL the stations round and round ad infinitum
But at least they've got displays, as the 319 series (early 1980's) don't have any PIS or automated announcements at all.
More modern stock often has GPS incorporated, where the system 'removes' stations from the list once they've been visited. But no system is perfect, and the GPS can lose its fix - particularly in heavily built-up areas.