On Mon, 16 May 2005 21:25:18 +0100, Ian Jelf
wrote:

Far worse are the video news displays on the Cross City Line trains in
Birmingham, where you get an edited version of that day's "Central news"
(the Midlands equivalent of "London Tonight". Now that really *is*
intrusive).

Agreed. Hamburg's U-Bahn has such displays, but with semi-static
information which would compare with a Powerpoint presentation. When
a station is being announced, its name and a photo of its entrance or
a significant building nearby is shown. A nice solution.

The RV1 had GPS updated screens giving all sorts of useful information
about attractions near stops when it was first introduced. They seem
to have vanished, though.

Those weren't bad, and had a nice classic display. However, they
weren't as visible as larger text.

The best ones I've seen were on Hamburg's buses. They were 2-line LED
displays which would show a variety of information across the two
lines, including the number and destination, next stop and
"advertising" or other messages from the operator. These were driven
from the ticket machine, but the drivers rarely forgot to advance
them. Keep it simple, and it'll work.

For those familiar with the Citaro, they're located in the black area
on the bulkhead above the driver, exactly where the "Stopping" sign is
found on the bendies.

Neil

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