Merseyrail Class 777s should have their Passenger Information System disabled

[Vespa]

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/merseyrail-class-777.153458

Maybe the PIS could be disabled and a card with destination placed on the driver's window until they resolve the PIS.

For a while the 50x did that for a bit as the destination blinds seemed to have gone on the blink.

 

[43096]

Maybe the PIS could be disabled and a card with destination placed on the driver's window until they resolve the PIS.

For a while the 50x did that for a bit as the destination blinds seemed to have gone on the blink.

There’s the PRM regulations that prevent that.

 

[315801]

It would certainly make sense to do that and would keep them out in service

 

[Bletchleyite]

There’s the PRM regulations that prevent that.

Number of trains I see in service with failed PIS would suggest this is treated pragmatically.

 

[RailWonderer]

There’s the PRM regulations that prevent that.

Drivers sometimes manually disable the PIS to make their own announcements, especially on TfW and TPE services but often just the PA voice. I remeber the LNER Azuma ones has teething problems in the beginning announcing 'we will shortly be arriving at Aberdeen etc' after leaving KX.

 

[DanNCL]

There’s the PRM regulations that prevent that.

Manual announcements are permitted, and a disabled PIS screen isn't any less compliant than a screen showing incorrect information.