On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:04:18 +0100, Ian Jelf
wrote:

In message . com,
Mizter T writes
Another thing I think is a good practice that's only adopted on some
routes is having a black-on-yellow strip on the destination blind
reading "parrtial route" or something similar. This clearly provides a
visual aid to passengers that the bus isn't going all the way (IYSWIM!).

*Does* this system exist "on some routes" in London?! I've seen it
done in Paris but never in London!

A quirk of blinds on buses operated by First. There are a number of
special features on them and many of them work rather well. Needless to
say the BBC (Bus Blinds Committee of TfL - I kid you not) is now
stamping on all of this individuality so we can be reduced to the
hopeless dull, uninformative crap that is being seen on new buses on
recently retendered routes. In other words single line destination
displays with no via points and utterly meaningless names for certain
locations - Clapham Park for Streatham Hill, Atkins Rd on the 45s and
the now classic Manor Circus which is really Richmond on the route 493.
This latter one has now been "repealed" by the BBC and Richmond can be
used on route 493 blinds!

(Actually, some form of "flag" to suggest a short working, such as
Travel West midlands' "E" suffix, is I reckon a good, simple idea.)

Yes - it is an elegant solution if you have electronic displays or four
track number blinds. I suspect it would not work on conventional blinds
in London as you'd probably need an E variant for every number which for
some garages would result in blinds that were too big for the blind
boxes.
--
Paul C


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