On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:17:03 +0100, Barry Salter
wrote:

I like the system they have in Southampton City Centre. Each group of
bus stops is given a series of letters (e.g. those by the station have
one prefix, the ones at the 'Above Bar' end of West Quay Shopping Centre
have another, etc), and associated monitors displaying the time the next
20 or so buses are due, what route they're on, their destination and
which stop they're calling at. If there's service disruption, that can
also be displayed on the appropriate monitors.

Such a system is in place in Milton Keynes, and it's pretty useful (if
lacking in real-time information - it's purely a timetable feed).
It's only really suited to large stops or bus stations, however, and a
CRT is, in general, less reliable and much more susceptible to
vandalism than an LED.

Neil

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