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Friday 7 Jul 2006

NEW CUSTOMER SCREENS FOR NORTH WEST RAIL STATIONS

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New customer information screens will be installed on platforms and in waiting rooms at a host of stations across the North West, thanks to a £6.6 million scheme jointly funded by Network Rail and the Department for Transport. Route Director, Peter Strachan, said: “We are delighted to provide the passengers who use these stations with the latest information technology. Communications systems have changed dramatically since the old style screens were introduced more than 20 years ago. Passengers using these stations are already benefiting from an upgraded West Coast Main Line, and now they have an upgraded information system to match.” Stoke, Runcorn, Warrington Bank Quay and Wigan North Western already boast the new screens, which use the latest display technology. The screens at Runcorn are a completely new facility for the station and as such they have been paid for by the DfT. The others are replacements for worn out equipment, and have been funded by Network Rail . The four stations are the first of 24 on the London North Western route to get the screens, which meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act because they are clearer to read and have large characters. New screens at the other stations will be installed by early 2007.