New problems hit Darwen railway station
3:00pm Wednesday 8th August 2012 in News
ONLY two months after a £400,000 revamp of Darwen Railway Station, the new technology has been hit by problems.
Commuters looking for an alternative to the town’s gridlocked road network have now found that the Public Transport Information Systems (PTIS) on the station’s platforms are not working.
The electronic screens were a key feature of the the station’s overhaul, providing up-to-date information such as train times, destinations and any delay problems.
Rail user Steve Livesey said: “The new PTIS displays are brilliant but alas, like everything else in Darwen, it now fails to work after just two weeks. Will they have to dig up the station again to sort out the problem?”
Carolyn Watson, spokeswoman for Northern Rail, said: “We are aware of the problem and are looking into the root cause.
“There has been a suggestion that it might be to do with a software upgrade that is being carried out.”
The station renovation was funded by the Department for Transport’s National Station Improvement Programme, delivered in partnership by Northern Rail, Network Rail and Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Work included improving access, new shelters, electronic information screens and CCTV.
The platforms have also been resurfaced with new signage and fencing, and areas around the station have been landscaped to provide a more appealing entrance.
Just days after it was unveiled, four windows were smashed on a new shelter, leaving glass all over the floor, costing £1,000 to repair.
Comments(8)
Darren1951
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8:37pm Wed 8 Aug 12
Anglertarist wrote:You're obviously forgetting the small army of "army" of consultants they'd have commissioned, to carry out the feasibility study before the work could go ahead.
Regardless of whether or not the Technology works at the Station.....How on Earth did that cost £400,000? 2 shelters, a few benches, a new tannoy system and a few screens that tell you how late your next train will be does not suffice to explain away the average annual salary of about 26 people!!
jackmetickler
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8:46pm Wed 8 Aug 12
Anderson Out
Shabby Out
Kean should shoot the craw .. cos hes a boabie and deserves to be locked up in the Bar L
Anglertarist
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9:05pm Wed 8 Aug 12
Darren1951 wrote:Ooooops, oh yeah. Sorry about that.
Anglertarist wrote:You're obviously forgetting the small army of "army" of consultants they'd have commissioned, to carry out the feasibility study before the work could go ahead.
Regardless of whether or not the Technology works at the Station.....How on Earth did that cost £400,000? 2 shelters, a few benches, a new tannoy system and a few screens that tell you how late your next train will be does not suffice to explain away the average annual salary of about 26 people!!
Malthus
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7:26am Thu 9 Aug 12
Malthus
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7:27am Thu 9 Aug 12
Darwen Malc
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10:03pm Sat 11 Aug 12
darwen_celeb
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12:03pm Mon 13 Aug 12
Have you seen what can be built on Grand Designs for £400,000?
Absolute theft from the public purse.
Anglertarist says...
6:33pm Wed 8 Aug 12