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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Feb 23, 2019 23:06:29 GMT
I think this was re-blinded (very thankfully) to the current one a couple of years back. The angel road superstores stand-alone was so difficult to comprehend .... Not me: Michicant reported in Turns & Observations thread yesterday at 4.28 p.m. Might co-incide with some of the 158 reblinds. I've heard the 259's King's Cross display also has a change.
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Post by MoEnviro on Feb 24, 2019 9:02:14 GMT
Not me: Michicant reported in Turns & Observations thread yesterday at 4.28 p.m. Might co-incide with some of the 158 reblinds. I've heard the 259's King's Cross display also has a change. A picture of HV382 is now attached to the Turns & Obs thread
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Post by ctrh136 on Mar 1, 2019 16:34:26 GMT
126 to Bromley South. Very misleading. I've noticed that newer blindsets now say "Bromley town centre" which is more accurate yet still rather vague. 64/130/314/464/664 to New Addington is one as I think these refer to at least 2 different places (Salcot Crescent / Vulcan Way). S1 to Lavender Fields - I doubt someone in Banstead would know where that is! (I think it should at least say Mitcham) 403 to Warlingham (meaning the Sainsbury's) is a little confusing especially when Warlingham Green is a separate turning point.
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Post by vjaska on Mar 1, 2019 17:22:52 GMT
126 to Bromley South. Very misleading. I've noticed that newer blindsets now say "Bromley town centre" which is more accurate yet still rather vague. 64/130/314/464/664 to New Addington is one as I think these refer to at least 2 different places (Salcot Crescent / Vulcan Way). S1 to Lavender Fields - I doubt someone in Banstead would know where that is! (I think it should at least say Mitcham) 403 to Warlingham (meaning the Sainsbury's) is a little confusing especially when Warlingham Green is a separate turning point. I think the 126's blind should be Bromley, High Street or go all out accurate and have Bromley, Ringwood Road. I agree with the New Addington blinds - buses used to show New Addington, Vulcan Way as recent as when the PVL's were at C and 314's showed New Addington, Salcott Crescent whilst the 64 would show New Addington, Parkway. I also agree with the S1 and it should be Mitcham, Lavender Fields whilst the 403 should have it's Warlingham, Sainsbury's blind reinstated which is what it showed under Arriva on the DW's
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Post by londonbuses2018 on Mar 1, 2019 18:01:04 GMT
Should the 140 display Heathrow Central Bus Station instead of Heathrow Airport
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Post by redexpress on Mar 1, 2019 20:34:47 GMT
S1 to Lavender Fields - I doubt someone in Banstead would know where that is! (I think it should at least say Mitcham) The worst part of this one is that there is a fairly well-known lavender farm just down the road from Banstead - when the lavender's in flower it attracts tourists from all over. But the S1 goes nowhere near it. I have visions of some poor tourist sitting on the S1 for an hour and ending up in a not-very-picturesque dead end in Mitcham when they really wanted the 166 to Mayfield Farm...
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Post by Paul on Mar 1, 2019 21:06:23 GMT
64/130/314/464/664 to New Addington is one as I think these refer to at least 2 different places (Salcot Crescent / Vulcan Way) Whilst all the normal routes listed there do indeed show ‘New Addington’ on the blinds and iBus displays, the 664 differs in that we show ‘New Addington Homestead Way’ on the blinds and iBus display. The iBus destination announcement also says Homestead Way - doesn’t stop people complaining that we aren’t ‘going to the factories’ when we terminate at Milne Park though 🙄
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Post by kmkcheng on Mar 1, 2019 21:20:30 GMT
Should the 140 display Heathrow Central Bus Station instead of Heathrow Airport Some of the current VWHs at HD now display Heathrow Central although I seem to recall some still have an older blind set with Heathrow Airport
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Post by sid on Mar 1, 2019 22:04:13 GMT
126 to Bromley South. Very misleading. I've noticed that newer blindsets now say "Bromley town centre" which is more accurate yet still rather vague. 64/130/314/464/664 to New Addington is one as I think these refer to at least 2 different places (Salcot Crescent / Vulcan Way). S1 to Lavender Fields - I doubt someone in Banstead would know where that is! (I think it should at least say Mitcham) 403 to Warlingham (meaning the Sainsbury's) is a little confusing especially when Warlingham Green is a separate turning point. Bromley The Mall would seem the obvious display for the 126. Plain New Addington with no qualifier is ridiculous. I might be wrong but I seem to recall seeing Mitcham Lavender Fields on the S1?
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Post by vjaska on Mar 1, 2019 22:20:26 GMT
I've noticed that newer blindsets now say "Bromley town centre" which is more accurate yet still rather vague. 64/130/314/464/664 to New Addington is one as I think these refer to at least 2 different places (Salcot Crescent / Vulcan Way). S1 to Lavender Fields - I doubt someone in Banstead would know where that is! (I think it should at least say Mitcham) 403 to Warlingham (meaning the Sainsbury's) is a little confusing especially when Warlingham Green is a separate turning point. Bromley The Mall would seem the obvious display for the 126. Plain New Addington with no qualifier is ridiculous. I might be wrong but I seem to recall seeing Mitcham Lavender Fields on the S1? I believe your right that there was a Mitcham, Lavender Fields blind but think only certain buses had it from memory.
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Post by rif153 on Mar 2, 2019 0:34:00 GMT
The 341* and 381 should advertise their destination as Waterloo, County Hall. It annoys me how there is no distinction between the 4 and 139s last on Waterloo Road and the 341 and 381s last stop which is at least a five minute walk away at County Hall. Perhaps not everyone knows where County Hall is, in which case, the last stop should be advertised as Waterloo, County Hall.
*I'm aware the 341s new stand will be on Waterloo Road so that its current stand can be used by the 53
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Post by vjaska on Mar 2, 2019 1:28:01 GMT
The 341* and 381 should advertise their destination as Waterloo, County Hall. It annoys me how there is no distinction between the 4 and 139s last on Waterloo Road and the 341 and 381s last stop which is at least a five minute walk away at County Hall. Perhaps not everyone knows where County Hall is, in which case, the last stop should be advertised as Waterloo, County Hall. *I'm aware the 341s new stand will be on Waterloo Road so that its current stand can be used by the 53 The 76 & 341 used to display Waterloo, County Hall many years ago before the 76 was changed to Waterloo, Baylis Road which technically is incorrect as the 76's last stop is County Hall even though the 76 stands on Baylis Road. The 341 was changed to Waterloo Station before both it & the 76 became plain Waterloo. Meanwhile, the 381 also showed Waterloo, County Hall whilst under Travel London but before that under London Central was a mix of either Waterloo Station or just Waterloo
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Post by redexpress on Mar 2, 2019 6:29:04 GMT
The 341* and 381 should advertise their destination as Waterloo, County Hall. It annoys me how there is no distinction between the 4 and 139s last on Waterloo Road and the 341 and 381s last stop which is at least a five minute walk away at County Hall. Perhaps not everyone knows where County Hall is, in which case, the last stop should be advertised as Waterloo, County Hall. *I'm aware the 341s new stand will be on Waterloo Road so that its current stand can be used by the 53 The 76 & 341 used to display Waterloo, County Hall many years ago before the 76 was changed to Waterloo, Baylis Road which technically is incorrect as the 76's last stop is County Hall even though the 76 stands on Baylis Road. The 341 was changed to Waterloo Station before both it & the 76 became plain Waterloo. Meanwhile, the 381 also showed Waterloo, County Hall whilst under Travel London but before that under London Central was a mix of either Waterloo Station or just Waterloo The last stop on the 76 is actually "Lower Marsh" on Westminster Bridge Road - if anything, I'd call it Lambeth North rather than Waterloo.
The County Hall routes definitely need a different display. It was even more confusing in the past when late-running 76s or 341s would sometimes curtail at Waterloo Station (using the 243 routeing), but you had no way of knowing that until the bus veered onto Mepham Street.
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Post by busaholic on Mar 2, 2019 18:21:48 GMT
The 76 & 341 used to display Waterloo, County Hall many years ago before the 76 was changed to Waterloo, Baylis Road which technically is incorrect as the 76's last stop is County Hall even though the 76 stands on Baylis Road. The 341 was changed to Waterloo Station before both it & the 76 became plain Waterloo. Meanwhile, the 381 also showed Waterloo, County Hall whilst under Travel London but before that under London Central was a mix of either Waterloo Station or just Waterloo The last stop on the 76 is actually "Lower Marsh" on Westminster Bridge Road - if anything, I'd call it Lambeth North rather than Waterloo.
The County Hall routes definitely need a different display. It was even more confusing in the past when late-running 76s or 341s would sometimes curtail at Waterloo Station (using the 243 routeing), but you had no way of knowing that until the bus veered onto Mepham Street.
Waterloo, Necropolis Railway would both fit the bill and provide a nice talking point.
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Post by rj131 on Mar 3, 2019 17:07:05 GMT
Had a brainwave today, I’m surprised no one has flagged up the 230’s ‘Upper Walthamstow’ as a potential candidate for most vague destination?? Where or what is that, could be anything north of Walthamstow town centre in the Waltham Forest borough. Unless our renowned Walthamstow-based forum member can give an insight as to what ‘Upper Walthamstow’ actually means??
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