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Old July 6th 07, 06:30 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Neil Williams Neil Williams is offline
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On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:21:25 -0700, Mr Thant
wrote:

It sounds like the new system will let you just listen out for the
name of your stop, rather than peering through the window for clues.


On a crowded 73 this evening, it was far easier watching the screens
to see if Euston was coming up rather than watching out of the window
(which I could not see) even though I know full well what Euston looks
like. It's also superb for tourists and others not familar with the
routes. It's taken a while but it's something I think should be a
legal requirement on every bus in the country, and it's one that's
been about in some form in Germany and Austria since at least 1998.

Some suggestions for improvement: include connection details "Change
here for routes 1, 2, 3 and the Bakerloo Line" and relevant network
disruption information on the second line rather than wasting it
saying "Bus Stopping".

But, all-in-all, a bloody good idea - only a pity it took them so long
to get there.

Neil

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