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Post by westhamgeezer on Jul 5, 2013 9:07:12 GMT
"North Brentford Quarter" That's a terrible destination blind description. The consultation leaflet shows Brentford, Great West Quarter. Surely that would look 100% better. Nobody living at the west end of the 235 will know where that is! BTW - I've also suggested double-deck vehicles on my reply to the consultation! Couldnt agree more, the destination in my opinion should be the main town followed by a qualifier if there is more than 1 terminating place. Not only that, the squashed nature of North Brentford Quarter all on one line makes it harder to read, let alone not having a clue where the flipping place is! Brentford Great West Quater would fit nicely on a blind, look better, be easier to read and more accurate! |
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Post by vjaska on Jul 5, 2013 10:46:35 GMT
"North Brentford Quarter" That's a terrible destination blind description. The consultation leaflet shows Brentford, Great West Quarter. Surely that would look 100% better. Nobody living at the west end of the 235 will know where that is! BTW - I've also suggested double-deck vehicles on my reply to the consultation! They do come up with some strange place names like North Brentford Quarter & Great West Quarter though at least the latter is known to locals unlike the former. |
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Post by Jack on Jul 5, 2013 11:35:22 GMT
"North Brentford Quarter" That's a terrible destination blind description. The consultation leaflet shows Brentford, Great West Quarter. Surely that would look 100% better. Nobody living at the west end of the 235 will know where that is! BTW - I've also suggested double-deck vehicles on my reply to the consultation! Couldnt agree more, the destination in my opinion should be the main town followed by a qualifier if there is more than 1 terminating place. Not only that, the squashed nature of North Brentford Quarter all on one line makes it harder to read, let alone not having a clue where the flipping place is! Brentford Great West Quater would fit nicely on a blind, look better, be easier to read and more accurate! You think North Brentford Quater would be hard to read yet Brentford, Great West Quatar which is longer would be easier? I have seen buses blinded for North Quatar and it is perfectly easy to read  |
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Post by su31 on Jul 5, 2013 12:53:55 GMT
That all depends on the format of the blinds... If they use the 'old' format, like Brentford in big font and County Court in small then it would be ok. The newer format of all the same size type font (such as the example shown on North Brentford Quarter) looks ugly in my opinion!
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Post by westhamgeezer on Jul 5, 2013 13:16:15 GMT
That all depends on the format of the blinds... If they use the 'old' format, like Brentford in big font and County Court in small then it would be ok. The newer format of all the same size type font (such as the example shown on North Brentford Quarter) looks ugly in my opinion! Thats exactly what I meant, have Brentford Large with Great West Quarter in small on two lines, at least then you can easily see that the bus is going to Brentford. Buses which Display "Richmond Manor Circus" for example show the Manor Circus in smaller font and on two lines, is much more readable and looks neater in my opinion |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2013 23:55:20 GMT
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Post by su31 on Jul 7, 2013 6:45:51 GMT
I bet that confused passengers! 8461 was in service. I wonder what the driver was playing at putting that blind up?! |
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Post by LX09FBJ on Jul 7, 2013 15:36:28 GMT
I bet that confused passengers! 8461 was in service. I wonder what the driver was playing at putting that blind up?! Could be chainging the destination prehaps? "North Brentford Quarter" That's a terrible destination blind description. The consultation leaflet shows Brentford, Great West Quarter. Surely that would look 100% better. Nobody living at the west end of the 235 will know where that is! BTW - I've also suggested double-deck vehicles on my reply to the consultation! They do come up with some strange place names like North Brentford Quarter & Great West Quarter though at least the latter is known to locals unlike the former. I remember TV getting iBus for the first time, and when I'd catch 57s, I was bemused to where Clapham Park was, while the blinds read Streatham Hill Atkins Road at the time. |
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Post by vjaska on Jul 7, 2013 17:12:30 GMT
I bet that confused passengers! 8461 was in service. I wonder what the driver was playing at putting that blind up?! Could be chainging the destination prehaps? They do come up with some strange place names like North Brentford Quarter & Great West Quarter though at least the latter is known to locals unlike the former. I remember TV getting iBus for the first time, and when I'd catch 57s, I was bemused to where Clapham Park was, while the blinds read Streatham Hill Atkins Road at the time. Yeah only locals like myself would know where Clapham Park but the change was definately needed - I mean, the two routes that terminated there had two different blinds for the same terminus - 45 was Brixton Hill & Atkins Road whilst 57 was Streatham Hill Atkins Road. |
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Post by LX09FBJ on Jul 7, 2013 23:56:24 GMT
Could be chainging the destination prehaps? I remember TV getting iBus for the first time, and when I'd catch 57s, I was bemused to where Clapham Park was, while the blinds read Streatham Hill Atkins Road at the time. Yeah only locals like myself would know where Clapham Park but the change was definately needed - I mean, the two routes that terminated there had two different blinds for the same terminus - 45 was Brixton Hill & Atkins Road whilst 57 was Streatham Hill Atkins Road. Streatham Clapham Park would've been a better choice. |
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Post by vjaska on Jul 8, 2013 2:07:37 GMT
Yeah only locals like myself would know where Clapham Park but the change was definately needed - I mean, the two routes that terminated there had two different blinds for the same terminus - 45 was Brixton Hill & Atkins Road whilst 57 was Streatham Hill Atkins Road. Streatham Clapham Park would've been a better choice. Except it's not in Streatham though  |
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Post by l1group on Jul 18, 2013 17:47:08 GMT
"North Brentford Quarter", or GWQ, is infact in the EAST of Brentford (and a tad north, but mainly east). Extending 195 would have good points, but 195 is an overcrowded route at peaks, and Southall traffic, thus extras there would mean that extending it there wouldn't exactly work. (wonders why they even extended it to Brentford in the first place!)
Other than E2 or E8, R68 could be an idea to extend via A205, Kew Bridge and 65....
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Post by snoggle on Jul 18, 2013 20:39:23 GMT
"North Brentford Quarter", or GWQ, is infact in the EAST of Brentford (and a tad north, but mainly east). Extending 195 would have good points, but 195 is an overcrowded route at peaks, and Southall traffic, thus extras there would mean that extending it there wouldn't exactly work. (wonders why they even extended it to Brentford in the first place!) Other than E2 or E8, R68 could be an idea to extend via A205, Kew Bridge and 65.... I've always thought sending the R68 "round the corner" to Brentford would be an excellent idea to give an easy connection from Richmond, North Sheen and Kew into the various route options at Brentford. It'd probably only need 2 extra buses given the R68 is only every 15 mins. |
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Post by Hassaan on Jul 29, 2013 21:00:43 GMT
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Post by Jack on Jul 29, 2013 22:05:45 GMT
Wouldn't believe that just yet as the results haven't been announced from TFLs consultation nor has it even closed yet although we all know it is likely to go ahead regardless.... |
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