[Irl-dean] Dublin Bus "Real Time Passenger Information"

[Barry McMullin]

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, Eamon Mag Uidhir wrote:

> Are they trying to scale up this prototype in this new tender and 
> project, or are they buying in fresh thinking too?

Hi Eamon -

Information is pretty sparse. They do mention having run a
"pilot" already:

   "In 2001, Dublin Bus implemented an RTPI pilot scheme on the
   Lucan and Clondalkin QBCs. The purpose of the pilot scheme was
   to evaluate RTPI in one sector of the network prior to
   implementing a citywide RTPI scheme under the NDP.  Selected
   bus stops were equipped with electronic display units. The
   information displayed indicated the route number, the
   destination and the predicted number of minutes for the bus to
   arrive at that stop."

I'm not sure whether the display you saw was part of this
pilot. In any case, they go on to say that:

   "The RTPI pilot scheme was developed by a French company, INEO
   Systrans. This system will be phased out as a new fleetwide
   system is developed."

So the "real" deployment is with a different company entirely.
In any case, I would hope that, in 2008, the full system should
be a good deal more advanced that something original piloted in
2001...

Regards - Barry.


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