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Post by ldsbus on Sept 28, 2016 21:59:55 GMT 1
Hey guys, this evening I saw 36204 (BN12 WOH) on the 52 in Leeds with a full set of bright white LED destination blinds - front, rear and side. I've never seen another First Leeds bus with these, and can't find any photos of the bus with them online, so are they new? If so, does anyone know why? Are they a trial?
Thanks in advance
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Post by leeds rider on Sept 28, 2016 22:36:41 GMT 1
It's been around for a bit - it was remarked on in the Spotted September thread on September 10th, and a photo was posted there. I've seen it quite a few times on Otley Road runs. The font and layout seems to have been revised a couple of times since it was first observed - and there's at least one orange blind set that's had the same treatment.
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Post by stevo on Sept 28, 2016 22:56:36 GMT 1
36203 also has same desti
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Post by A1YBG on Sept 29, 2016 9:59:20 GMT 1
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Post by A1YBG on Sept 29, 2016 10:01:03 GMT 1
There is to be 5 In total on trial and atm 36204 has white while 36203 has the orange version.
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Post by biroguy on Sept 29, 2016 10:50:20 GMT 1
I much prefer the white, much more effective than the orange when viewed with the pink pulse branding.
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Post by drb111uk on Sept 29, 2016 16:50:57 GMT 1
Might just be my eyesight, but I think the Orange LED s are clearer. Less of a glow.
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Post by WYBS on Sept 29, 2016 18:41:25 GMT 1
It looks completely sh!t. You can't see it very well and the 'via' points are off centre. It's like they're having a joke. The rear number is even worse, it's really fat and squished.
I really like the the orange desti's, they're easy to read and look pretty nice.
BTW, who is in charge of programming desti's on the whole? From this white crap to Bradford and Halifax's tiny route numbers.
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Post by Steve Macz403 on Sept 29, 2016 22:38:56 GMT 1
I want them to trail Green LED blinds. Because that would stand out on a first vehicle.
I've seen 36204 every day on the 1. It stands out now.
I'm not a fan of the new font. Looks worse.
I think white blinds on original first font would look great.
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Post by ldsbus on Sept 29, 2016 22:51:58 GMT 1
Thanks for the answers. Having not seen it before, I ended up seeing it out again today, this time on the 1! I do think the orange looks better, but maybe it's just because that's what I'm used to. There is to be 5 In total on trial and atm 36204 has white while 36203 has the orange version. So 36203 has new orange blinds - are First trialling replacing the blinds on the all the fleet? What's the reason behind the trial?
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Post by 576 Gemini 2 on Sept 30, 2016 16:04:19 GMT 1
Prefer the Yellow/Orange blinds. With the darker evenings upon us it be interesting to see if the White blinds stand out more that the ones used at present
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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Sept 30, 2016 16:28:03 GMT 1
I want them to trail Green LED blinds. Because that would stand out on a first vehicle. I've seen 36204 every day on the 1. It stands out now. I'm not a fan of the new font. Looks worse. I think white blinds on original first font would look great. I believe that the orange blinds can be made to show green by reversing the polarity on them, as the first couple of Tridents that Go Ahead Oxford had converted were set as green, but were soon changed to the normal orange, as they were hard to read during the day, as the green wasn't bright enough to contrast against the ballck background.
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Sept 30, 2016 20:32:57 GMT 1
I want them to trail Green LED blinds. Because that would stand out on a first vehicle. I've seen 36204 every day on the 1. It stands out now. I'm not a fan of the new font. Looks worse. I think white blinds on original first font would look great. Like this as an example?
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