Tuesday 1 Aug 2006
NEW CUSTOMER INFO SCREENS FOR BLACKPOOL NORTH STATION
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Blackpool North has become the latest station in the North West to be fitted with new customer information screens. They have been installed on platforms and in waiting rooms as part of a £6.6 million scheme jointly funded by Network Rail and the Department for Transport. In total, 24 stations on the London North Western route will have the new screens by early 2007. Route Director, Peter Strachan, said: “We are delighted to provide the passengers who use the station with the latest information technology. Communications systems have changed dramatically since the old style screens were introduced more than 20 years ago.” Kathryn O'Brien, Acting Area Director, Northern said: "The new customer information screens will improve the experience for passengers using Blackpool North station. The new screens use the latest display technology, a mixture of orange LED displays in strong sunlight areas and flat screens in waiting rooms. Both meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act because they are clearer to read and have large characters.
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