09-23-2018, 10:54 AM
No, it's the Facebook group that Chris Drew mentioned on my post there.
ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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09-23-2018, 10:54 AM
No, it's the Facebook group that Chris Drew mentioned on my post there.
09-24-2018, 11:30 AM
Just spotted 506 by the Cameron crossover.
Something I hadn't seen before - its electronic sign was displaying bilingually, alternating 'Out of Service' with 'Hors Service'.
09-24-2018, 12:33 PM
09-24-2018, 12:52 PM
Why?
09-24-2018, 12:54 PM
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(09-24-2018, 12:52 PM)Spokes Wrote: Why? Metrolinx designed many parts of the vehicles including the pre-programmed signage (which when we got them was entirely programmed for Eglinton Crosstown stations), bilingual default vehicle announcements (stand clear of the doors/Se tenir à l'écart des portes, etc). (09-24-2018, 12:54 PM)trainspotter139 Wrote:(09-24-2018, 12:52 PM)Spokes Wrote: Why? Like this one when I snuck a peek inside 507 while it was at Conestoga the other day?
09-24-2018, 01:00 PM
(09-24-2018, 12:58 PM)jason897 Wrote:(09-24-2018, 12:54 PM)trainspotter139 Wrote: Metrolinx designed many parts of the vehicles including the pre-programmed signage (which when we got them was entirely programmed for Eglinton Crosstown stations). Exactly
09-24-2018, 02:02 PM
To be fair, I don't think bilingual signage is a bad thing.
09-24-2018, 02:50 PM
09-25-2018, 05:28 AM
A new commercial has been released!
09-25-2018, 01:42 PM
09-25-2018, 02:30 PM
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(09-25-2018, 01:42 PM)EdM Wrote:(09-24-2018, 12:58 PM)jason897 Wrote: Like this one when I snuck a peek inside 507 while it was at Conestoga the other day?I just saw an LRT signed "Keele / Short Turn" at Queen and Duke LOL there's only a couple that have been reprogrammed for ION stations. Apparently 506 isn't one of them.
09-25-2018, 02:35 PM
I asked; they’ve been provided templates from Toronto’s Outlook for the moment.
09-25-2018, 03:49 PM
(09-24-2018, 02:50 PM)trainspotter139 Wrote:(09-24-2018, 02:02 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: To be fair, I don't think bilingual signage is a bad thing. Maintaining stop names and destinations shouldn’t be a problem. All that is needed is to translate any new stops and destinations when they come up. I don’t see how this can be a burden for any size of system: if you can afford to build a stop, you can afford to hire a translator to translate the 1-3 word stop name. Ad hoc messages are more of an issue. If there is some explanation of an outage or something, it might be non-standard, especially if associated with some sort of emergency. Expecting a small system to have somebody bilingual on hand all the time to translate ad hoc messages doesn’t seem particularly reasonable.
09-25-2018, 05:25 PM
There is no burden.
It’s awesome it’s bilingual, I love that. |
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