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Post by cl54 on Jul 27, 2022 6:26:15 GMT
I hope not as I really liked the WHD's displays, think they are better than the ones on ADL vehicles in London The WHD/OME displays are certainly very nice and an good replacement for paper blinds barring minor alignment issues. More so in comparison to the ADL ones I have seen on the 183 and 184.
I am happy to see newer buses move to electronic displays, but do they have to look that ghastly? I do hope this is just an trial.
They can be done properly but this does cost. Unfortunately the Mobitec displays have a switch on the control unit that enables a fill the space option which distorts the letters/numbers. This shouldn't be used but I suspect somebody is playing with it.
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Jul 27, 2022 22:05:07 GMT
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Post by greg on Jul 27, 2022 22:05:07 GMT
Does anybody know if WHD2719 has a different LED set to the other WHD's? This particular bus has its LED rather weird looking, I cant tell if its labelled inaccurately, different/bigger font?
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Jul 27, 2022 22:20:57 GMT
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jul 27, 2022 22:20:57 GMT
Does anybody know if WHD2719 has a different LED set to the other WHD's? This particular bus has its LED rather weird looking, I cant tell if its labelled inaccurately, different/bigger font? I believe quite a few look like this as there are multiple reports. I'd imagine someone has made the LEDs look more in line with the style Stagecoach, RATP and Abellio use which seems to be the LED standard.
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Post by YX10FFN on Jul 28, 2022 3:06:21 GMT
Does anybody know if WHD2719 has a different LED set to the other WHD's? This particular bus has its LED rather weird looking, I cant tell if its labelled inaccurately, different/bigger font? I believe quite a few look like this as there are multiple reports. I'd imagine someone has made the LEDs look more in line with the style Stagecoach, RATP and Abellio use which seems to be the LED standard. Why would they want to change it? Looked perfectly fine before.
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Post by cl54 on Jul 28, 2022 4:05:50 GMT
Does anybody know if WHD2719 has a different LED set to the other WHD's? This particular bus has its LED rather weird looking, I cant tell if its labelled inaccurately, different/bigger font? I believe quite a few look like this as there are multiple reports. I'd imagine someone has made the LEDs look more in line with the style Stagecoach, RATP and Abellio use which seems to be the LED standard. The TfL standard is that they should look like smart blinds. Most of the RATP buses were OK when they entered service. Stagecoach had the first 6 buses with LED displays which had them created correctly. The company then added all their routes with incorrect qualifiers. The Abellio buses at Walworth have narrower boxes than the norm and the lettering and numbers are too large for the space.
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 28, 2022 7:23:03 GMT
I believe quite a few look like this as there are multiple reports. I'd imagine someone has made the LEDs look more in line with the style Stagecoach, RATP and Abellio use which seems to be the LED standard. Why would they want to change it? Looked perfectly fine before. Maybe the original configuration came corrupt or needed changing. Companies are going to use default configurations rather than spend loads of money on displays to appease enthusiasts and traditionalists.
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Post by cl54 on Jul 28, 2022 18:21:07 GMT
Why would they want to change it? Looked perfectly fine before. Maybe the original configuration came corrupt or needed changing. Companies are going to use default configurations rather than spend loads of money on displays to appease enthusiasts and traditionalists. There are procedures in place for updates. The default configurations should be the correct layout. Tampering with settings should not be happening. The required layouts are not appease enthusiasts and traditionalists. They are for intending passengers to clearly see the route and destination.
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Post by LK65EBO on Jul 29, 2022 11:18:23 GMT
Don't know if this has been mentioned here yet but 142, 187 and 487 have all been confirmed to get new buses according to Tommy Cooling
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Jul 29, 2022 11:47:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2022 11:47:09 GMT
Don't know if this has been mentioned here yet but 142, 187 and 487 have all been confirmed to get new buses. That’s brave considering how many buses Metroline could have spare by next year.
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Post by LK65EBO on Jul 29, 2022 11:50:00 GMT
Don't know if this has been mentioned here yet but 142, 187 and 487 have all been confirmed to get new buses. That’s brave considering how many buses Metroline could have spare by next year. Why what's happening next year?
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Post by vjaska on Jul 29, 2022 11:50:58 GMT
Don't know if this has been mentioned here yet but 142, 187 and 487 have all been confirmed to get new buses. Where was this posted?
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Post by LK65EBO on Jul 29, 2022 11:51:43 GMT
Don't know if this has been mentioned here yet but 142, 187 and 487 have all been confirmed to get new buses. Where was this posted? Tommy Cooling mentioned it on Facebook. Forgot to add it to the end of my post. Done it now.
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Jul 29, 2022 11:58:33 GMT
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Post by Busboy105 on Jul 29, 2022 11:58:33 GMT
That’s brave considering how many buses Metroline could have spare by next year. Why what's happening next year? They're losing the 91,168 and the 271 plus if the Central London changes go through, the 4,16 and 31 as well
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Post by VWH1413 on Jul 29, 2022 12:14:41 GMT
Think there has been some confusion around routes 187 and 487. Those are single decker routes currently running on 08/58 reg DEs (i.e. soon to be 15 year old buses). Those buses were never going to stay around. Regardless of DD routes losses on Metroline's end, this is just tip of iceberg and will have to shell up for lots more newer single deck buses in next 2-3 years due to same situation. I am sure operators have the same problems with ageing buses and route terminations.
For, 142 good to hear that one will be officially using electric buses. I wonder if the Volvo BZL for single and double deck will be type allocated soon, assuming Metroline are happy with those variations?
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Post by vjaska on Jul 29, 2022 12:39:26 GMT
Tommy Cooling mentioned it on Facebook. Forgot to add it to the end of my post. Done it now. Cheers
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