@driverbod125
driverbod
1 year
This is a new, and pretty cool, thing on gWr “Castle Class” HSTs - barcode on the back of the seat which loads a website of the live progress of the train you’re on! Including links to station departure boards, station information etc.
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@driverbod125
driverbod
1 year
For some stations it tells you which side the platform will be on, or whether the train is booked to stand in the platform for a few minutes.
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@NickRH14
Nick
1 year
@driverbod125 Whoosh are working with a number of TOCs and Network Rail so you should see the QR codes in all their managed stations too. Once you have the link you can use it anywhere on the network
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@driverbod125
driverbod
1 year
@NickRH14 What I really liked is that it obviously has the carriage number in the barcode, works out what train that’s currently forming, and opens the website showing the current station on the journey!
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@Sacro
Ben Woodward
1 year
@driverbod125 Not wise to encourage people to scan random QR codes though.
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@driverbod125
driverbod
1 year
@Sacro Ok I’d not considered that risk vector, but is it really a thing? QR codes are everywhere now, particularly encouraged by Covid - restaurant menus and ordering by QR code on the table, QR code on information signs for more information etc, they’re even on screens at stations!
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@JohnTillUK
John Till
1 year
@driverbod125 Not sure about the lift info though, how do you know if the lift you need is the 1 that’s out of service, therefore rendering the info that 6 are available somewhat useless?
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@driverbod125
driverbod
1 year
@JohnTillUK This is indeed a problem. On the other hand I can only think of four passenger lifts at Temple Meads (plus three goods lifts), so I’m not sure where they get the 6 from in the first place!
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@AdamBryant_1
Adam Bryant
1 year
@driverbod125 I think it's probably worth pointing out that this is currently a trial service.
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@driverbod125
driverbod
1 year
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@NickRH14
Nick
1 year
@driverbod125 Matching painted number to headcode is something that many info sites struggle with.
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@mitchell_hurd
Mitchell Hurd
1 year
@driverbod125 GWR have certainly done excellent 🙂👍. It would take 2 or 3 few tweets to explain 😅.
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@ultimate_os
Oliver
1 year
@driverbod125 Hopefully all trains have it soon
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@Sammiiee_1992
Samantha
1 year
@driverbod125 Hope this comes to iets
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@SimonBTemple
Simon 🐝 Temple @[email protected]
1 year
@driverbod125 Perhaps also a qr code in the toilets so we can report faults 🪠🚽 ?
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@superalbs
Superalbs
1 year
@driverbod125 Looking really good! I'd like to see this on screens on the train too, rather than the cheap and nasty orange ones they have.
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@PaulHolmstrom
Paul Holmstrom
1 year
@driverbod125 Något för @SJ_AB , snabbspår till appen med trafikinfo
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@CitistarBus
Citistar 🚏🚌
1 year
@driverbod125 Does this assume that Castle sets always stay together and never get carriages swapped about?
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