I have to say my interest in what else it was meant to be able to do has been raised. I'm struggling to think what else it could do that would be useful, my first guess would be which side the doors will open on sort of thing.
Sorry only just seen your reply.
Basically it was intended that it would also interface with the TMS system and set the route for you as you went. There is a small slot on the right hand side where you were supposed to insert a card that would give all the details of the days diagram. It would then be able to automatically set destination blinds, points, signals etc.
For whatever reason it never happened, and we ended up with a separate TMS box rather incongruously plonked on the top of the desk on the LHS.
Whether the IBIS system was ever
actually capable of doing any of that is unclear. What is clear is it landed us with a far inferior PIS system to that fitted to the T68s in their latter days. The Hanover system fitted to them had GPS for a kick off.
