Metrolinx GO Transit site changes possibly

[technoweenie]

Tuned to the Niagara Metrolinx GO Transit site for the first time in a while, and noticed it is now advertising as site 1.7 (listed previously as 1.4) with neighbours 1.1 and 1.6. Also it shows more frequencies that are also the same for Brant (also listed as site 1.7) and Kitchener/Waterloo (listed as site 1.3). The frequency use appears to be the same for all of those sites. I wonder if they simplified the system with Niagara, Hamilton, Brantford and Kitchener/Waterloo now all the same frequencies and site number 1.7. Toronto is site 1.1 and North Simulcast is site 1.6. I can see site 1.1 showing a neighbour list of 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8 but I am too far away to hear anything east of TO (site 1.8).

So maybe:
Central simulcast is site 1.1 covering the GTA (NL is 1.6, 1.7, 1.8)
North simulcast is site 1.6 covering Simcoe, Barrie (NL is ?? can't RX)
West simulcast is site 1.7 covering Niagara, Brant, Kitchener/Waterloo (NL is 1.1, 1.6)
East simulcast is site 1.8 covering areas east of Toronto. (NL is ?? can't RX)

Anyways; Niagara is advertising frequencies:
410.3125 CC
411.1125
411.4875
411.7875
413.3375
413.9375

Thoughts?

 

[mciupa]

Is anyone getting 1.2 Hillsburgh or 1.3 Kitchener as neighbours on Fast Lane or Unitrunker? I see Kitchener also lists 414.8875 which is unique and not on site 1.7
Unusual that I can't receive 1.6 North on 410.5375 tonight.

 

[mikewazowski]

Barrie is currently reporting as 1.6 with neighbours of 1.1, 1.7 and 1.8.

 

[gary123]

I wonder if Metrolinx is slowly changing their system to be one huge simulcast?

On a related note has one checked Metrolinx for OTA?

 

[mciupa]

I haven't seen any OTA for Metrolinx. I'm wondering if the Waterloo membership can check in about what site they receive out that way.

 

[Enjoi19]

On a related note has one checked Metrolinx for OTA?

I checked and didn't receive anything.

Though it is fairly easy to ID the fleet since the IDs match bus and train numbers.

 

[mikewazowski]

On a related note has one checked Metrolinx for OTA?

No OTA aliases for Metrolinx.

 

[gary123]

It might be a good idea to add in a BOLD line in the system notes if OTA is active on a system.
Thanks for everyone checking Metrolinx and Enjoi19 for pointing out the RID matches the user.

 

[VA3ADP]

It's always been the case with the buses and locomotives having matching RID's. Same story for DRT, the last 4 digits correspond to the bus number

 

[phyberoptics]

Orangeville is reporting as 1.6 with 1.1, 1.7 and 1.8 as neighbours.