Project Inform Projects

Project Inform was the name given in Regional Railways days to the project to raise the standards of information given to passengers to new heights. In particular the project sought to create highly automated systems using information available within the railway industry in a customer friendly way so that passengers at stations could be kept informed about the trains expected at the station and whether or not their train was on time.

The project led to the development and implementation of a Local Information Control Centre (LICC) that could control passenger information at a number of stations simultaneously. Information was derived from the planned time table and reports of the movement of trains and presented audibly and visually to passengers.

The list of "Project Inform" passenger information projects that follows have all had involvement from John Lacy. Until 2000 as an internal consultant within the rail industry and subsequently through WycheGnome Limited.

2006-date Centro & Halcrow Plc	Design of passenger information for Snow Hill second access.
2005 Northern Ireland Railways	Update of passenger information system for signalling changes on Larne Line.
2004-2008 Central Trains & Centro	Design and support of passenger information.
2003-2004 London Underground	Design and implementation of bespoke passenger information system for Wimbledon Station, District Line platforms.
2003-2004 Northern Ireland Railways	Design of replacement passenger information system to encompass all of Northern Ireland Railways stations.
2002-2003 Wales & Borders Trains	Design and implementation of passenger information system expansion in south and central Wales together with design for north Wales.
2000-2003 South West Trains	Design and implementation of passenger information system.
1997 Island Line	Design of passenger information system.
1995-1999 Wales & West Passenger Trains	Design and implementation of passenger information covering 205 stations bounded by Romsey, Penzance, St. Ives, Ashchurch for Tewksbury, Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven, Fishguard Harbour and Nantwich.
1995 Anglia Railways & Suffolk County Council	Design of passenger information system.
1995 Regional Railways NE	Design of passenger information system.
1994-1995 Greater Manchester PTE	Design of passenger information system plus tendering exercise.
1994-1995 Northern Ireland Railways	Introduction of visual systems at Belfast Central, Botanic and Great Victoria Street stations plus automation of the long line announcing system covering all stations between Bangor, Larne and Lisburn.
1993-1994 Regional Railways	Implementation of a pilot scheme on the Cardiff Valley network.
1991-1993 Regional Railways	Development of the Project Inform concept.

And still the involvement continues ...

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