Intercoms and txt notifications

Occasionally, while I've been waiting at Glen Eden, I've heard updates come over an intercom on the platform, telling everyone about a delay on our next service to Britomart "via Glen Innes"... what, wait a minute! Did they say Glen Innes?

-yes

So presumably the MC at the Central Control switch board gets confused about Auckland geography.... regularly. But this confirms there is a system to notify passengers standing on platforms about delays. The platform intercom never made a peep this morning. I guess it's possible the people in Glen Innes knew exactly what was going on though!

After this morning, I did some research on the web and discovered I could subscribe to a txt service provided by Veolia Transport, that will send notifications to my cell phone if there were going to be delays on my service.

For 20c I was able to subscibe to a message service for "Morning Commuter Peak" on the Western Line, and for another 20c I could get the afternoon commuter peak messages.

Apparently this has been on offer since 2004. I wonder why it's not more widely known, or maybe it is and I just didn't know. If it was so widely known though, why were so many people turning up for trains that weren't moving this morning?

I have my doubts about whether I'll ever get a useful txt, I guess in time I'll see if my 40c was well spent...

Com' on Veolia, prove me wrong.

Readers, I'll keep you posted.