London Victoria Solari flap scripts - Page 2

class 313 · 14th September 2007, 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by westcoaster

the ones at watford junction are still in use, they are located in the ticket hall above the ticket barrier's

Are you sure? Its LED IIRC

Snapper · 15th September 2007, 08:53

I hear that the Solari at Liverpool St has now been decommissioned.

Daniel · 15th September 2007, 08:57

Not sure if its OOU yet, but last time I was there new boards were in place, albeit on temporary scaffolding, in readiness to become operational.

Nick W · 15th September 2007, 21:36

Today I saw paddington style boards under the Solaris. Everyone was bunching close under them and it was chaos, so I hope they'll learn a lesson and keep the solaris boards which have yet to have a better replacement at long distance.

Reminds me of the fact that cinemas still use high quality film instead of low quality digital projection.

Galvanize · 16th September 2007, 07:20

London Waterloo once had Solari indicators, before being replaced by plasma screens, then LED screens, and just recently they've been supplemented by big boards where the Solaris used to be :d

Does anyone remember the mini solaris on platforms and what they looked like?

dan_atki · 16th September 2007, 09:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick W

Today I saw paddington style boards under the Solaris. Everyone was bunching close under them and it was chaos, so I hope they'll learn a lesson and keep the solaris boards which have yet to have a better replacement at long distance.

Reminds me of the fact that cinemas still use high quality film instead of low quality digital projection.

Apparently the boards currently at Liverpool St are only temporary until Christmas I think it is when they are also getting the Waterloo/Charing Cross/Victoria LED boards.

The reason there is now only one station in the entire country (Watford Junction) using the boards is because of 2 reasons:
1) spare parts are becoming scarce (although I don't understand this reason when the Solari Udine factory is still going strong in Italy).
2) the lack of flexibility especially in times of disruption.

I remember reading about a month ago a station in America which replaced the Solari indicators with an LED board only to get a lot of complaints from the passengers about not knowing when the boards had changed (as the sound gives it away on a Solari) - the answer they used was to record a Solari board noise and put a speaker next to the LED boards and play the noise whenever they changed...

**Mojo** · 16th September 2007, 10:24

You are right, the LST boards are only temporary. Now the solaris have gone at LST, the webcams have also been taken offline

http://www.vicinitee.com/liverpoolstreetlive/index.cfm

This page also confirms the current departure boards are temporary.

dan_atki · 16th September 2007, 13:03

Just for those of us who miss the webcams...

**Mojo** · 16th September 2007, 19:48

Heh. I managed to get a screenshot of the webcams showing the boards flicking over. I'll see if I can dig it out.

Gizmogle · 17th September 2007, 08:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snapper

I hear that the Solari at Liverpool St has now been decommissioned.

Yes, according to a friend, the new LED boards are up there now.

class 313 · 17th September 2007, 14:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gizmogle

Yes, according to a friend, the new LED boards are up there now.

http://www.vicinitee.com/liverpoolstreetlive/index.cfm

Quote:

The new boards will be up and running in November 2007 but, in the meantime, they will be providing a temporary service via smaller digital screens.

Mojo kindly posted that link a few posts above...

FusionRail · 17th September 2007, 15:21

yes they are i saw them the other day i think...

me123 · 17th September 2007, 21:30

As fantastoc as they are, they are a bit inefficient. The number of gaps is pretty large. Maybe the new boards'll be easier to read?

If they're like the ones at Glasgow and Edinburgh, they'll be fantastic indeed.

class 313 · 18th September 2007, 19:15

On the subject of new boards, St Albans City has got some new ones and they are S**t! Condensation blows them up and some of the letters are missing :\

15th September 2007, 08:53	#17
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15th September 2007, 08:57	#18
Daniel Signal Operator Established Member Join Date: 5 Oct 2005 Location: London Posts: 2,298	Not sure if its OOU yet, but last time I was there new boards were in place, albeit on temporary scaffolding, in readiness to become operational. __________________ "Signaller, Harrow..?"

16th September 2007, 10:24	#22
Mojo Muffin head Administrator Join Date: 7 Aug 2005 Location: London W12 Posts: 11,522	You are right, the LST boards are only temporary. Now the solaris have gone at LST, the webcams have also been taken offline http://www.vicinitee.com/liverpoolstreetlive/index.cfm This page also confirms the current departure boards are temporary. __________________ "Could you provide a sauce please?"

16th September 2007, 19:48	#24
Mojo Muffin head Administrator Join Date: 7 Aug 2005 Location: London W12 Posts: 11,522	Heh. I managed to get a screenshot of the webcams showing the boards flicking over. I'll see if I can dig it out. __________________ "Could you provide a sauce please?"

18th September 2007, 19:15	#29
class 313 Established Member Join Date: 10 Dec 2005 Location: St Albans Posts: 6,479	On the subject of new boards, St Albans City has got some new ones and they are S**t! Condensation blows them up and some of the letters are missing :\ __________________ Youtube , Google Videos, deviantArt.

15th September 2007, 21:36	#19
Nick W Established Member Join Date: 5 Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge Posts: 1,347	Today I saw paddington style boards under the Solaris. Everyone was bunching close under them and it was chaos, so I hope they'll learn a lesson and keep the solaris boards which have yet to have a better replacement at long distance. Reminds me of the fact that cinemas still use high quality film instead of low quality digital projection.

16th September 2007, 07:20	#20
Galvanize Member Join Date: 8 Jun 2005 Location: South East london Posts: 836	London Waterloo once had Solari indicators, before being replaced by plasma screens, then LED screens, and just recently they've been supplemented by big boards where the Solaris used to be :d Does anyone remember the mini solaris on platforms and what they looked like?

16th September 2007, 13:03	#23
dan_atki RailUK Pedant Established Member Join Date: 1 Nov 2006 Posts: 1,884	Just for those of us who miss the webcams...

17th September 2007, 15:21	#27
FusionRail There goes the bonus... Member Join Date: 3 Sep 2007 Location: Shackerstone Posts: 966	yes they are i saw them the other day i think...

17th September 2007, 21:30	#28
me123 Established Member Join Date: 9 Jul 2007 Location: Coatbridge Posts: 5,970	As fantastoc as they are, they are a bit inefficient. The number of gaps is pretty large. Maybe the new boards'll be easier to read? If they're like the ones at Glasgow and Edinburgh, they'll be fantastic indeed.