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It depends on the area - not sure which region you're talking about (I guess Australia) but for example in the UK rail operators are private companies and there
by Rjevski 9y ago
It depends on the area - not sure which region you're talking about (I guess Australia) but for example in the UK rail operators are private companies and there are multiple of them - they build maintain their rolling stock independent of each other, so the challenge would also be to convince/force them all to agree on a standard network/communication protocol for their trains.
- PeachPlum 9y agoNetworkRail runs the tracks and most of the stations, so they could mandate a system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Rail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Rail
- afarrell 9y agoSouthern Rail is having a famously hard time trying to convince its union to accept a reduction in the number of staff per train.