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Post by sam97 on May 31, 2024 19:16:21 GMT
Even some of the 207 buses. Heck, not even TUK routes, I’ve seen them blinds on the 262 (GAL) and some of Stagecoach RM E400’s.
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Post by SILENCED on Jun 1, 2024 11:02:26 GMT
Seems the 196 has route branded all over ads 😂🤣
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Post by M1104 on Jun 1, 2024 11:08:41 GMT
Seems the 196 has route branded all over ads 😂🤣 Three indeed so treated as such, 2607, 2614 and 2617.
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Post by YY13VKP on Jun 1, 2024 11:11:04 GMT
Any pictures? Curious to see what the new blinds look like 😂 Not very major difference: View AttachmentI prefer that to the 2016-style font that was used. It looks far clearer! I have also seen a picture of Go-Ahead's SE167 which has now been fitted with new blinds at AL (al last) with a slightly different looking number blind for the 200 (not my pic) flic.kr/p/2pTaHDY
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Post by SILENCED on Jun 1, 2024 11:12:36 GMT
Seems the 196 has route branded all over ads 😂🤣 Three indeed so treated as such, 2607, 2614 and 2617. Probably the best example of route branding we have seen in London yet ... you can tell there is no TfL influence! 😂🤣 According to LVF there is also 2615, but that was not the one I just saw. 2615 would be a good candidate as it has looked pretty crap since it's super T ad frames were removed!
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Post by M1104 on Jun 1, 2024 11:20:27 GMT
I prefer that to the 2016-style font that was used. It looks far clearer! I have also seen a picture of Go-Ahead's SE167 which has now been fitted with new blinds at AL (al last) with a slightly different looking number blind for the 200 (not my pic) flic.kr/p/2pTaHDYNoticed some info about the Mes in the link, which explains the reported sighting of one on tow through the Eleplant last month
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Post by cl54 on Jun 1, 2024 18:07:10 GMT
I prefer that to the 2016-style font that was used. It looks far clearer! I have also seen a picture of Go-Ahead's SE167 which has now been fitted with new blinds at AL (al last) with a slightly different looking number blind for the 200 (not my pic) flic.kr/p/2pTaHDYI think you'll find that it's a piece of paper stuck in the space. (You can see the edges.)
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Post by southlondon413 on Jun 1, 2024 18:40:48 GMT
I prefer that to the 2016-style font that was used. It looks far clearer! I have also seen a picture of Go-Ahead's SE167 which has now been fitted with new blinds at AL (al last) with a slightly different looking number blind for the 200 (not my pic) flic.kr/p/2pTaHDYI think you'll find that it's a piece of paper stuck in the space. (You can see the edges.) That looks like a proper blind, there looks to have been a piece of paper that has parts remaining but the blind looks real. There is an AL SEe that is the same as this.
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Post by ! ALEED on Jun 1, 2024 20:34:42 GMT
Not sure if this was said earlier, but 2524 and 2544 have both been fitted with LEDs instead of Smart Blinds. I think they are Hanover ones, and they seem to be programed correctly, very similar to the LED units that Stagecoach has on their E400 MMCs.
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Post by vjaska on Jun 1, 2024 23:14:49 GMT
Not sure if this was said earlier, but 2524 and 2544 have both been fitted with LEDs instead of Smart Blinds. I think they are Hanover ones, and they seem to be programed correctly, very similar to the LED units that Stagecoach has on their E400 MMCs. I was going to ask when 2524 was done as I spotted it on the 345 earlier but you beat me to it As for the layout, the number on the front looks a bit too big for my liking - still prefer the way Arriva's ES's & Transport UK's Metrocitys and Caetanos look personally.
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Post by M1104 on Jun 2, 2024 11:20:22 GMT
Not sure if this was said earlier, but 2524 and 2544 have both been fitted with LEDs instead of Smart Blinds. I think they are Hanover ones, and they seem to be programed correctly, very similar to the LED units that Stagecoach has on their E400 MMCs. I was going to ask when 2524 was done as I spotted it on the 345 earlier but you beat me to it As for the layout, the number on the front looks a bit too big for my liking - still prefer the way Arriva's ES's & Transport UK's Metrocitys and Caetanos look personally. I saw it yesterday as well, beaten by both you two on posting 😎. I agree about the numbers being to big and as it was then dark outside I originally thought it was mk1 bodied 2447 approaching from the distance. Hopefully all three buses (and any subsequent conversions) will have their displays reconfigured for improvement. Out of interest what routes are those two MMCs officially allocated to? I'm a bit out of touch with some MMC allocations, only knowing for sure the 16 plate examples are the 344's from new
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Post by vjaska on Jun 2, 2024 11:35:11 GMT
I was going to ask when 2524 was done as I spotted it on the 345 earlier but you beat me to it As for the layout, the number on the front looks a bit too big for my liking - still prefer the way Arriva's ES's & Transport UK's Metrocitys and Caetanos look personally. I saw it yesterday as well, beaten by both you two on posting 😎. I agree about the numbers being to big and as it was then dark outside I originally thought it was mk1 bodied 2447 approaching from the distance. Hopefully all three buses (and any subsequent conversions) will have their displays reconfigured for improvement. Out of interest what routes are those two MMCs officially allocated to? I'm a bit out of touch with some MMC allocations, only knowing for sure the 16 plate examples are the 344's from new Both should be officially 344 buses
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Post by ilovelondonbuses on Jun 2, 2024 11:56:02 GMT
According to LOTS online, route 639 will be operated from Battersea depot (QB) and route 670 will be operated from Twickenham depot (TF)
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Post by LD71YLO (BE37054) on Jun 2, 2024 11:59:39 GMT
According to LOTS online, route 639 will be operated from Battersea depot (QB) and route 670 will be operated from Twickenham depot (TF) Very odd to see them operated from different garages, especially as Twickenham is quite far from the LoR. Very odd indeed.
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Post by M1104 on Jun 2, 2024 12:11:29 GMT
According to LOTS online, route 639 will be operated from Battersea depot (QB) and route 670 will be operated from Twickenham depot (TF) Very odd to see them operated from different garages, especially as Twickenham is quite far from the LoR. Very odd indeed. Could be down to balance of work, even though it's only two buses between them
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