A proposal to trial a live information system at a special event has been rejected by the WSR.The system WsrInfoLive enables trusted contributors to send messages about late running trains or loco swops. The messages or tweets are then broadcast to websites via RSS feeds, to mobile phones as text, and by email, and can be read by anyone with access to the web and/or mobile phone.
It was proposed the Special Events Planning Team allow the event controller to join the ranks of the trusted contributors and broadcast train running information, including of course, railway staff along the line and on trains, but the Team declined the proposal, preferring to remain with the method of communication which they recognise, and admit, is not effective.
The decision is disappointing in the extreme as the prospect of an effective method of informing railway staff at no cost might be considered by many as very appealing. We can only hope SEPT reconsider at some stage.
Meanwhile useful and instant information about train running during special events will remain contained within the event control office and a very few select folks beyond.
No comments:
Post a Comment