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Random questions which don’t really matter but got me curious…

Does anyone know roughly what year (I want to say like 2013/2014?) 444/450s started displaying “Lon W’loo” instead of “Waterloo”?

Also, why do 444/450 display
Not in
service
on side display boards, while 350/360 squash it all on one line?

Just curious
Thanks :lol:
 
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Apologies I am Not Answering Your Query: Did the Desiro PIS at one point display Manuel messages initiated by the driver on the side window displays? I vaguely remember seeing a photograph of a SWT Class 450 display something akin to "Merry Christmas" or something football or politically themed! Maybe this feature was disabled at the same time the "Waterloo" Message was altered to " Lon W'loo" instead.
 

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Image copied from another thread: "How customizable is the SWT Class 450 PIS" CREDIT: nlogax Desiro PIS during Halloween at Waterloo.
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Customized PIS on a Central Trains/Silverlink Class 350/1.
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I read from the thread "How Customizable Is the SWT Desiro PIS" Apparently Electrostars & Turbostars also had this function until it was disabled. Has the function on the Desiro been disabled? As I have not seen any photographs of said phenomenon in the last five to ten years.

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Initially the Desiros had this static esq display which only showed capitals in the centre. I presume the sequence was as follows: THIS TRAIN IS FOR: Change Screen: WEYMOUTH or WATERLOO, could the destination modification have occurred during the switch from static to scrolling internal displays?

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I guess this also occurred at the same time the SWT Desiros switched their DVA from Phil Sayer to Celia Drummond in around 2004-05.

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When was the original announcer of the Silverlink/Central Trains Class 350/1 replaced by Julie Berry?
 

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Image copied from another thread: "How customizable is the SWT Class 450 PIS" CREDIT: nlogax Desiro PIS during Halloween at Waterloo.
20131031_210011-jpg.22911


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picture-15550-jpg.22931
Customized PIS on a Central Trains/Silverlink Class 350/1.
CREDIT: Peter Mugridge

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10941416_788626291252921_4846099623067860502_n-jpg.22939
CREDIT: Ij9090

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Ex5rC6B.jpg
CREDIT: superalbs

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: ==

I read from the thread "How Customizable Is the SWT Desiro PIS" Apparently Electrostars & Turbostars also had this function until it was disabled. Has the function on the Desiro been disabled? As I have not seen any photographs of said phenomenon in the last five to ten years.

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Initially the Desiros had this static esq display which only showed capitals in the centre. I presume the sequence was as follows: THIS TRAIN IS FOR: Change Screen: WEYMOUTH or WATERLOO, could the destination modification have occurred during the switch from static to scrolling internal displays?

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I guess this also occurred at the same time the SWT Desiros switched their DVA from Phil Sayer to Celia Drummond in around 2004-05.

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When was the original announcer of the Silverlink/Central Trains Class 350/1 replaced by Julie Berry?
London Midland replaced her with Julie Berry in mid 2008 about six months after they took over the franchise.
 
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