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WIP-PAT. Best Practice Visit Highlights Paul Grayston 5 August 2004. Visit Locations. 5 and 6 July 2004 Gothenburg, Sweden Tampere, Finland Helsinki, Finland 21 and 22 July 2004 Densitron Ferrograph Factory, Newcastle, UK Newcastle, UK Chorley, Lancashire, UK Manchester Airport, UK.
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WIP-PAT Best Practice Visit Highlights Paul Grayston 5 August 2004
Visit Locations 5 and 6 July 2004 • Gothenburg, Sweden • Tampere, Finland • Helsinki, Finland 21 and 22 July 2004 • Densitron Ferrograph Factory, Newcastle, UK • Newcastle, UK • Chorley, Lancashire, UK • Manchester Airport, UK
Gothenburg • 549 Buses • 18 Regional Train lines • 204 Trams • 26 Ferries • Fully integrated system • Widespread real-time information systems provided by GoTiC Project
Gothenburg • Good Fixed information everywhere
Gothenburg • Real Time information at most stops
Gothenburg • At Interchange points colour coded displays
Gothenburg • Rail and Bus station link together seamlessly
Gothenburg • Not everything is right though
Tampere • 300 buses • Tram/Train plans • PARAS system for communications between smartcard system, traffic signals and PT vehicles • “You never use enough time on specifications” • System designed to operate at -40°C
Tampere • Outdoor signs for a group of stops
Tampere • Customer profiling from Smartcard system • Web and mobile services part of the system
Helsinki - Tikkurilla Outdoor real time departure sign