ryan125hst
Established Member
In the 1990's, several trains (Class 158's, HST's and the 225's) were fitted with payphones. What I was wondering is:
1) How did they work? Did they use an early mobile phone network? I've never noticed any antennas on the outside of the trains.
2) What was the service like?
3) How much did it cost?
4) How much were they used? I'm guessing they were used a lot before mobiles became popular, but have now been removed because most people used mobiles now.
I've tried to find out about it online, but haven't found anything. It is easy to provide a service like this now (even aircraft and cruise ships have them), but it must have been more difficult back then.
1) How did they work? Did they use an early mobile phone network? I've never noticed any antennas on the outside of the trains.
2) What was the service like?
3) How much did it cost?
4) How much were they used? I'm guessing they were used a lot before mobiles became popular, but have now been removed because most people used mobiles now.
I've tried to find out about it online, but haven't found anything. It is easy to provide a service like this now (even aircraft and cruise ships have them), but it must have been more difficult back then.