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I don’t understand why they don’t just turn them off or cover them with a sign that says look at the front of the train - no information is better than incorrect information. This type of thing just enforces the view that nobody cares
Jimbo | 05.10.22 - 5:27 p.m. | #
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When I lived in the area, to get a better chance of knowing what to expect westbound I used to use an online tracker to view the departures for Bromley By Bow and add a minute or so. Still wasn't perfect, but a lot better than the platform displays.
Moogal | 05.10.22 - 5:57 p.m. | #
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Wow, this is pretty crap.
Are you missing the old lightboxes? At least they were correct as far as they went.
Anonymous | 05.10.22 - 6:54 p.m. | #
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Many years ago, when the digital displays first started to appear we spotted they had on/off switches on the platform wall. We also discovered that by jumping high enough you could turn them off. We only tried after discussing London Underground wouldn't be that daft, would they? Perhaps in these days of serious CCTV it might not be wise to try but I think helping fellow travellers would be a good enough defence.
ap | 05.10.22 - 8:36 p.m. | #
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Like Jimbo. If it is known to be incorrect for heavens sake switch it off!
Incorrect information is significantly worse than no information till the train pops out of the tunnel with its destination scrolling over the cab.
scrumpy | 05.10.22 - 10:49 p.m. | #
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Hopefully the same systems do not control the signals.
Kev | 05.10.22 - 11:12 p.m. | #
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It’s not just Bow. Confused indicators at South Kensington, near where Circle and District splits and at Edgware Road they are still relying on CCTV cameras to relay platform information from one part of the station to another.
Wasn’t this all something Metronet were going to fix?
dg writes: No. See Tube Week 2008
Dan | 06.10.22 - 7:08 a.m. | #
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If it's all just nonsense I wonder why they don't relay the information from West Ham and Whitechapel, with permanent signage underneath saying "Expected arrival times at X, usually Y minutes from here", and retain it for Y+2 minutes or something. That might actually be useful.
W | 06.10.22 - 7:55 a.m. | #
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Wow - I REALLY like the pillars in that Bow Road photo.
cau1khead | 06.10.22 - 8:33 a.m. | #
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Doesn't matter. As long as the service is running normally, it's always going to be quicker to wait than to try to navigate another route or mode. And, if the service is at least running, knowing when the train's coming doesn't make it come any faster. We used to manage without times. Switching it off or (better) running a 'see front of train' message, if possible, is not a bad idea.
David | 06.10.22 - 8:54 a.m. | #
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...but you can't tell if the service is running normally from a sequence of random times.
At Bow Road, Mile End station is only a six minute walk away, so on a bad day it genuinely can be quicker to walk up the road and catch the Central line there.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 06.10.22 - 9:03 a.m. | #
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The next train indicator for the District line at Wimbledon is also unreliable. A thread on RailUK forums suggest it's down to limitations with Network Rail signalling data on that stretch.
David H | 08.10.22 - 10:30 a.m. | #
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