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[email protected] · January 25th 09, 05:58 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Andrew
Heenan) wrote:

"Mizter T" wrote:
Both. But fix countdown *first*
1. New display equipment without obsolete componenets
2. Wired into iBus.

Is the Countdown display equipment at bus stops really obsolete?

When iBus was 'launched', one of the arguments justifying the cost
was that as well as being technically superior (which it most
certainly is), it would deal with the problem that spare parts were
getting increasingly difficult to obtain. Accellerated removal
rather than repair of knackered boxes supports this, but I've yet
to see anything 'official' - either way.

Presumably removal of some also generates a supply of spares for those
remaining in use?

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Colin Rosenstiel