On 3 Apr 2007 04:31:08 -0700, "MIG" wrote:

On Apr 2, 6:21 pm, "MaxB" wrote:

Why do buses going to the same terminus at Lewisham sometimes say "Lewisham"
or "Lewisham Station" and sometimes "Lewisham DLR". It must be a committee!

No there wasn't a committee in place which is why you get the spread of
names. To be fair there are three main terminating points in Lewisham -
Tescos, the NR / DLR / Bus station area and Molesworth Street. They are
all geographically separate so should be differentiated (IMO).

Of course, you can't actually go to the bus garage, they expect you to get
off before then!

There isn't a bus *garage* in Lewisham. Do you mean the station?

That might imply that each bus company designs its own, rather than
them being imposed by TfL. Is there a correlation between the
different versions and the company?

Bus companies certainly have designed their own blinds before the recent
introduction of the TfL committee. I believe there was still a level of
central checking in the old days but it's much more tightly controlled
now.

Not necessarily a correlation although First's blinds have probably been
the most distinctive in terms of different practice - such as use of the
LU and NR symbols to indicate stations.

--
Paul C


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