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Started by Jack D, February 24, 2018, 09:25:19 AM

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BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: D on January 26, 2024, 09:02:45 PMI was driving 7535 earlier today, which still had the previous set of announcements and honestly, I still prefer how Elinor says "6 to(ooh) Solihull" rather than the rather robotic "6, to, Solihull".

Although that being said, I do like the additional information added to some of the stops on the updated announcements. (e.g. "Saracens Head, for Parkgate Shopping Centre").
The old announcements did that on the X51 for which ever stop is near to Wolverhampton University's Walsall Campus I think it is Broadway so the next stop is Broadway For Wolverhampton University it also says it for the Alexander Stadium so for example X51 to Birmingham the next stop is Perry Aveune for Alexander Stadium
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

BN

Can anyone tell me if the WN ones have changed at all?

Westy

Quote from: BN on January 27, 2024, 07:14:14 AMCan anyone tell me if the WN ones have changed at all?
Some of the Willenhall ones on the 529 have changed.

Wolverhampton Road is now Crescent Road for Sikh Temple, while Gipsy Lane is now Wakes Ground.

mesub

Quote from: Jack on January 26, 2024, 07:29:30 PMTheres no flickering on and off anymore which is nice, but they've now done away with the Capital Letters which is strange.

Actually I stand corrected, it seems like only a few BC buses aren't flickering anymore, most still are.

I do agree about the capital letters; I wonder why they did it like that.

Quote from: D on January 26, 2024, 09:02:45 PMI was driving 7535 earlier today, which still had the previous set of announcements and honestly, I still prefer how Elinor says "6 to(ooh) Solihull" rather than the rather robotic "6, to, Solihull".

Although that being said, I do like the additional information added to some of the stops on the updated announcements. (e.g. "Saracens Head, for Parkgate Shopping Centre").

Did you make up Elinor or is that actually the "official" name?
23 - Bartley Green
76 - Northfield
X20 - Birmingham Via Longbridge, Northfield & QE Hospital / University

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: Westy on January 27, 2024, 09:14:14 AMSome of the Willenhall ones on the 529 have changed.

Wolverhampton Road is now Crescent Road for Sikh Temple, while Gipsy Lane is now Wakes Ground.
Wakes Ground is that the name of the green area next to Gipsy Lane there ay a ground anywhere near there. 
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

Westy

Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on January 27, 2024, 02:05:28 PMWakes Ground is that the name of the green area next to Gipsy Lane there ay a ground anywhere near there.
I know it as the big car / lorry park there(having worked in Willenhall off & on over the past 30 odd years!).

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: Westy on January 27, 2024, 03:37:21 PMI know it as the big car / lorry park there(having worked in Willenhall off & on over the past 30 odd years!).
It ay near Gipsy Lane is it
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

979

82/87 has been updated, last stop thank you for travelling with national express please take your belongings 

Westy


BBS

I'm guessing AG is the only remaining to get the announcement update? I hope the 4 gets some attention now 
Local Bus Routes: 4, 4A, A15, A16, 41,1,11A,11C, A9, A12

Wba_lad

Does anyone know why the announcements was romoved from the scanias for the 4, 4H and 4M.

Stu

Quote from: BBS on January 28, 2024, 08:02:44 PMI'm guessing AG is the only remaining to get the announcement update? I hope the 4 gets some attention now
AG only has a relatively small number of vehicles with NSA equipment installed, and those vehicles are mostly used on the 5.

I doubt NX would go to the trouble of creating NSAs  on the off-chance those vehicles get used on the 4 or 4A.


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Jack

Quote from: Wba_lad on January 28, 2024, 08:13:34 PMDoes anyone know why the announcements was romoved from the scanias for the 4, 4H and 4M.
When the destination displays were changed they took them off.

Jack

Quote from: Stu on January 28, 2024, 08:34:34 PMAG only has a relatively small number of vehicles with NSA equipment installed, and those vehicles are mostly used on the 5.

I doubt NX would go to the trouble of creating NSAs  on the off-chance those vehicles get used on the 4 or 4A.



You can say that but YW did it for the 2 and 3.

BBS

QuoteYou can say that but YW did it for the 2 and 3.
Exactly, those routes tend to have omnilinks on there frequently, AGs 4/4A commonly has platinums on there, both 67** series and the ex Coventry batch. 
Local Bus Routes: 4, 4A, A15, A16, 41,1,11A,11C, A9, A12

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