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Post by Craig on Aug 21, 2008 18:30:21 GMT 1
Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet... but twice now I have seen what look like miniature monitors (with a blue glow but unreadable from the road) in the roof of bus shelters (and oddly both at non-busy stops - one in Morley and one in Moortown) - are these new to replace the London style Countdown text displays?
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Post by jackh on Aug 21, 2008 18:33:54 GMT 1
I think those Blue Monitors are only getting installed in bus shelters in residential areas whilst the London Style Countdown are used it City Centre shelters.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Aug 21, 2008 18:36:56 GMT 1
That's right, there's many of both types around West Yorkshire
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Post by Craig on Aug 21, 2008 19:04:52 GMT 1
Well that's cleared that one up. Have they been around for long then, as I say it is only this week I noticed these two.
What information do they display, just the next bus or up to 2 or 3 next buses?
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Post by northerner on Aug 21, 2008 19:11:50 GMT 1
There are a few of these in and around Keighley, had them since around last November I think. They show the same info as the bright orange ones, only they show around 5 departures rather than 3.
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Post by A1YBG on Aug 21, 2008 19:14:23 GMT 1
I mentioned this a few months ago but noone took any noticed of me!!!
I reported the first one on Whitehall Road just outside Dunelm Mill towards Leeds!!!
Gaz
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Post by Craig on Aug 21, 2008 21:04:27 GMT 1
Oops, my apologies Gaz! Will try to take more notice in future..!
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Post by pub146g on Aug 22, 2008 1:00:14 GMT 1
Well that's cleared that one up. Have they been around for long then, as I say it is only this week I noticed these two. What information do they display, just the next bus or up to 2 or 3 next buses? The first one I noticed was on North Parkway and think it was about late spring. Usually real time for the next 2 or 3 departures is shown. |
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Post by A1YBG on Aug 22, 2008 10:01:48 GMT 1
Theres also one along kirkstall Hall and Morris Lane near Burley Road towards Leeds opposite One Stop Shop.
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Post by jackh on Aug 22, 2008 12:38:44 GMT 1
You mean the One Stop Shop on Burley Road at St Michael's Lane. Anyway, I don't think we want a list of where these monitors are installed thanks.
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Post by nick on Aug 22, 2008 15:57:11 GMT 1
Station Road or more like Haigh Wood Road there is one, the first stop after the 96 turns off of tinshill road.
They are shoddy and look cheap in my personal opinion but hey they provide us with information.
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Post by iluvmilian on Aug 22, 2008 22:06:35 GMT 1
There are a few of these in and around Keighley, had them since around last November I think. They show the same info as the bright orange ones, only they show around 5 departures rather than 3. there isnt any in haworth though!! they seem to be used on the 662 bus stops! |
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Post by northerner on Aug 22, 2008 22:14:09 GMT 1
They mostly are on the 662 route, although there is one on North Street in town as well. I suppose they are better on high frequency routes where more people will benefit from them, especially as buses tend to run in two's on that route. They would be little point having any on my route (720) as the buses aren't frequent enough!
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Post by hfx on Aug 23, 2008 0:49:51 GMT 1
There are some of these monitors along the A641 in Bradford (363/X6 Route), at Wyke Library & Morrisons/Mayo Avenue.
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Post by kendall17 on Aug 23, 2008 10:40:24 GMT 1
majority of the 40 & 56s bus shelters in east leeds have them
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Post by jimbob90 on Aug 23, 2008 10:51:59 GMT 1
I mentioned this ages ago as well, I noticed the one in the shelter outside Park Lane College. They've also installed plenty on Dewsbury Road, as well as the 12/13/13A routes.
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Post by Craig on Aug 25, 2008 19:41:19 GMT 1
On a semi-related note, the roll out of South Yorkshire style "service numbers that stop here" stickers on bus stops (in both the city centre and suburbs) seems to have speedened recently with many more sighted by myself - advance apologies if this is something somebody already mentioned!
It certainly goes some way to make up for bus stop flags only showing final and select intermediate destinations, many of which are often wrong or misleading. Particularly worrying is where one stop will give some destinations, and the next stop down the same road for the same routes has different information...
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Post by jackh on Aug 25, 2008 20:41:45 GMT 1
Theres been a few of those stickers plastered on bus shelters for a while now, the 49 and 50 stop by the Henry Moore Institute springs to mind.
I noticed that some shelters on the Moortown side of Stonegate Road have these stickers now facing on coming traffic. Wouldn't it be just better if they replaced destinations on flag poles with service numbers instead.
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Post by Craig on Aug 25, 2008 20:58:07 GMT 1
I know the stickers have been around a while, I was just more indicating that recently they seem to be rapidly increasing in number.
Service numbers on flags would make much more sense, but I think Metro don't like taking a backward step and still stand by their decision to use destinations.
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Post by consett771 on Aug 26, 2008 19:39:50 GMT 1
Not a fan of these screens. My local one tells me that limited stop services are due when they don't even stop there!
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Post by jackh on Oct 11, 2008 16:27:28 GMT 1
I see the LCD screens have been fitted to more bus shelters in Leeds along Eastgate, I guess these are cheaper than the LED displays. However the ones on Eastgate have been covered over in paper so can't be viewed.
Also what surprises me is how little of these have been damaged or vandalised in the suburbs.
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