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Post by Green Kitten on Mar 8, 2014 17:55:33 GMT
Just saw VWL36 on the 1 with the time on the bottom of the iBus screen.
I guess that's going to be on every iBus screen? I think it's a good idea.
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Post by vjaska on Mar 8, 2014 19:31:35 GMT
Just saw WVL36 on the 1 with the time on the bottom of the iBus screen. I guess that's going to be on every iBus screen? I think it's a good idea. I'm sure WVL36 is allocated to Putney & and not Mandela Way. Displaying the time on a bus isn't new - Connex ordered buses with digital clocks on displaying the time, shame it wasn't made standard spec across all TfL vehicles |
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Post by Green Kitten on Mar 8, 2014 19:35:58 GMT
OK, so I got the letters mixed up!  VWL36. God that's confusing.  |
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Post by cc2005 on Apr 11, 2014 12:37:29 GMT
Here;s a picture  PVL 302. All buses I've been on today show the time on both upper and lower deck iBus screens Attachment Deleted |
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Post by M1104 on Apr 11, 2014 13:05:43 GMT
Here;s a picture PVL 302. All buses I've been on today show the time on both upper and lower deck iBus screens View AttachmentThis is going to be a bit 'interesting' when a passenger that knows the schedule looks at the clock to see that the bus is running late but is still holding back at a stop due to 'headway'. |
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Post by vjaska on Apr 11, 2014 13:11:59 GMT
Here;s a picture PVL 302. All buses I've been on today show the time on both upper and lower deck iBus screens View AttachmentIt's part of the latest update to the I-bus system - as I said before, they are roughly 10-13 years behind Connex who ordered buses between 51 reg & 52 reg with a clock under the 'bus stopping' sign on both decks - still, it's good they finally added it in though maybe like Connex, it could of been put on a seperate screen. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Apr 11, 2014 14:30:22 GMT
I saw it on my bus Today, It seems the buses use the 12 hour clock, instead of the 24 hour clock  |
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Post by snoggle on Apr 11, 2014 16:02:36 GMT
Just saw VWL36 on the 1 with the time on the bottom of the iBus screen. I guess that's going to be on every iBus screen? I think it's a good idea. The interview with the TfL Surface Transport Head of Technical Services, in a recent Coach and Bus Week, about I-Bus said this change was going to be made. Quite why they have opted for the 12 hour clock is beyond me. This is ludicrous given every TfL timetable is in 24 hour format. And yes, I know a few bus companies still use the 12 hour clock but they're out of step with best practice (IMO). |
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Post by VPL630 on Apr 11, 2014 16:04:38 GMT
Yeah there was a iBus update at midnight which added the clock to all buses
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Post by lonmark on Apr 11, 2014 16:09:18 GMT
Well I do like to see the clock on the ibus. It is good.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 16:29:22 GMT
So when someone presses the bell, does the bus stopping sign appear and get rid of the time?
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Post by M1104 on Apr 11, 2014 16:36:22 GMT
I saw it on my bus Today, It seems the buses use the 12 hour clock, instead of the 24 hour clock I'm assuming this is because not everyone knows the 24 hour format. |
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Post by Hassaan on Apr 11, 2014 16:53:33 GMT
Erm, I'm currently on ADE45 which doesn't have the clock  It should not be forgotten that railway timings are also in the 24 hour clock  I caught the 1652 service to Weybridge, not the 4.52pm  |
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Post by LX09FBJ on Apr 11, 2014 16:58:24 GMT
Erm, I'm currently on ADE45 which doesn't have the clock It should not be forgotten that railway timings are also in the 24 hour clock I caught the 1652 service to Weybridge, not the 4.52pm Some buses haven't turned them on yet, AF and TF (and by judging by other posts, Go-Away (aka Q), PD and TfL's beloved BK) have them, some of the buses at QB and SW don't have them yet. |
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Post by cc2005 on Apr 11, 2014 18:04:27 GMT
So when someone presses the bell, does the bus stopping sign appear and get rid of the time? Yes, it does exactly that. |
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VWL36. God that's confusing. 
I caught the 1652 service to Weybridge, not the 4.52pm 
