Bus Stops ?

[Liverpool Street]

Seems an appropriate enough thread to put this....

Obviously the live times on bus stops these days are all updated wirelessly somehow (Internet? Radio? GPS? Magic?). Would it not be possible to put useful information on there regarding delays etc as well? Such as if a bus has broken down and there won't be one for over half an hour, or if there's a sudden diversion or whatever? That would go a fair way towards put passengers a bit more at ease and less likely to take it out on the driver of the next bus to turn up as is all too common at the moment.

They used to do it on the orange LED wigwam things in the city centre, but its all dried up now.

But you're quite right, they have the technology to do it now, but it fails to have been correctly implemented.

[Matt.N0056]

Seems an appropriate enough thread to put this....

Obviously the live times on bus stops these days are all updated wirelessly somehow (Internet? Radio? GPS? Magic?). Would it not be possible to put useful information on there regarding delays etc as well? Such as if a bus has broken down and there won't be one for over half an hour, or if there's a sudden diversion or whatever? That would go a fair way towards put passengers a bit more at ease and less likely to take it out on the driver of the next bus to turn up as is all too common at the moment.

They used to do it on the orange LED wigwam things in the city centre, but its all dried up now.

But you're quite right, they have the technology to do it now, but it fails to have been correctly implemented.

When Solihull Town Centre was closed off, the NX inspector got in contact with someone who put a notice on the bigger screens in the town centre (within 3 minutes apparently) telling people what was happening, but I dont think it was displayed on the screens within the bus stops.

[Kevin]

Seems an appropriate enough thread to put this....

Obviously the live times on bus stops these days are all updated wirelessly somehow (Internet? Radio? GPS? Magic?). Would it not be possible to put useful information on there regarding delays etc as well? Such as if a bus has broken down and there won't be one for over half an hour, or if there's a sudden diversion or whatever? That would go a fair way towards put passengers a bit more at ease and less likely to take it out on the driver of the next bus to turn up as is all too common at the moment.

They used to do it on the orange LED wigwam things in the city centre, but its all dried up now.

But you're quite right, they have the technology to do it now, but it fails to have been correctly implemented.

Shame really, would be great for PR

[Stu]

Seems an appropriate enough thread to put this....

Obviously the live times on bus stops these days are all updated wirelessly somehow (Internet? Radio? GPS? Magic?). Would it not be possible to put useful information on there regarding delays etc as well? Such as if a bus has broken down and there won't be one for over half an hour, or if there's a sudden diversion or whatever? That would go a fair way towards put passengers a bit more at ease and less likely to take it out on the driver of the next bus to turn up as is all too common at the moment.

They used to do it on the orange LED wigwam things in the city centre, but its all dried up now.

But you're quite right, they have the technology to do it now, but it fails to have been correctly implemented.

When Solihull Town Centre was closed off, the NX inspector got in contact with someone who put a notice on the bigger screens in the town centre (within 3 minutes apparently) telling people what was happening, but I dont think it was displayed on the screens within the bus stops.

Most people don't pay attention to the big electronic screens in the town centre, there aren't any real-time electronic screens in the bus shelters though.

[Matt.N0056]

Seems an appropriate enough thread to put this....

Obviously the live times on bus stops these days are all updated wirelessly somehow (Internet? Radio? GPS? Magic?). Would it not be possible to put useful information on there regarding delays etc as well? Such as if a bus has broken down and there won't be one for over half an hour, or if there's a sudden diversion or whatever? That would go a fair way towards put passengers a bit more at ease and less likely to take it out on the driver of the next bus to turn up as is all too common at the moment.

They used to do it on the orange LED wigwam things in the city centre, but its all dried up now.

But you're quite right, they have the technology to do it now, but it fails to have been correctly implemented.

When Solihull Town Centre was closed off, the NX inspector got in contact with someone who put a notice on the bigger screens in the town centre (within 3 minutes apparently) telling people what was happening, but I dont think it was displayed on the screens within the bus stops.

Most people don't pay attention to the big electronic screens in the town centre, there aren't any real-time electronic screens in the bus shelters though.

I meant in the shelters towards the Town Centre to inform people hoping to get to the town centre. I cant remember if they did haha

[:D]

Seems an appropriate enough thread to put this....

Obviously the live times on bus stops these days are all updated wirelessly somehow (Internet? Radio? GPS? Magic?). Would it not be possible to put useful information on there regarding delays etc as well? Such as if a bus has broken down and there won't be one for over half an hour, or if there's a sudden diversion or whatever? That would go a fair way towards put passengers a bit more at ease and less likely to take it out on the driver of the next bus to turn up as is all too common at the moment.

They used to do it on the orange LED wigwam things in the city centre, but its all dried up now.

But you're quite right, they have the technology to do it now, but it fails to have been correctly implemented.

When Solihull Town Centre was closed off, the NX inspector got in contact with someone who put a notice on the bigger screens in the town centre (within 3 minutes apparently) telling people what was happening, but I dont think it was displayed on the screens within the bus stops.

Most people don't pay attention to the big electronic screens in the town centre, there aren't any real-time electronic screens in the bus shelters though.

IMO, that's because the screens are facing wrong way. Both of the screens in Solihull Town Centre should be facing to the bus shelters, not away from it.

[settlerman]

Struggled to get the bus stop plate and the real time in focus, but according to Centro's Real time the next buses at Six Ways Erdington are a 63, a 61, and the 144!

Still the same yesterday. Be sorted soon. :)

[settlerman]

Struggled to get the bus stop plate and the real time in focus, but according to Centro's Real time the next buses at Six Ways Erdington are a 63, a 61, and the 144!

Still the same yesterday. Be sorted soon. :)

Now showing "Information available from December 1st"

[JoNi]

According to RTI in Coventry NXC's 20 has been shown as going to Atherstone on the last few Sundays!

[nitromatt1]

If anybody was to pay a visit to Bearwood interchange, they might notice something interesting about the Stourbridge 9 stop...

[Liverpool Street]

Why has the 144 and the 45/47 stop at New Street swapped? The 144 doesn't even go up that far to serve the old Pershore Road stop.

Obviously an error on their part,

[Solo1]

If anybody was to pay a visit to Bearwood interchange, they might notice something interesting about the Stourbridge 9 stop...

.   What is it

[vinh1000]

I never knew the and s2 came into kings heath :p

[trident4370]

I never knew the and s2 came into kings heath :p

Didn't you know, the 5 does too ;)

[nitromatt1]

If anybody was to pay a visit to Bearwood interchange, they might notice something interesting about the Stourbridge 9 stop...

.   What is it

You'll have to go there and find out