Platinum

[Trident 4194]

It's for coaches, some journies are up to 10 hours long. The X1 and X2 is just an add on to the coach system as a trial. There's a world outside Halesowen.

Oh yeah I agree about coaches but buses seems a waste of money and ridivulous

[Stuharris 6360]

It's for coaches, some journies are up to 10 hours long. The X1 and X2 is just an add on to the coach system as a trial. There's a world outside Halesowen.

So how about an "add on " to the fare to?

[Dom]

It's for coaches, some journies are up to 10 hours long. The X1 and X2 is just an add on to the coach system as a trial. There's a world outside Halesowen.

If this trial proves to work well, will it be rolled out to other Platinum routes?

[GeminiFan1991]

I can see the logic to an extent as some bus journeys can be long so whilst attempting to combat the ever lasting issue of traffic, you could also make the journeys more tolerable. Having said that, I don't think a movie being shown on the bus is a good idea as unless someone is doing a lap of the Outer Circle, most bus journeys are considerably shorter. Something along the lines of the news is probably better suited.

[Tony]

So how about an "add on " to the fare to?

It's to attract passengers.  It works. There's been a lot of positive comments about it. Much better than the old system of a driver putting  a video on where  everyone had to put up with it. If you don't like it you ignore it,  I really don't see your problem other than trying to find something wrong with everything

[The Real 4778]

I can see the logic to an extent as some bus journeys can be long so whilst attempting to combat the ever lasting issue of traffic, you could also make the journeys more tolerable. Having said that, I don't think a movie being shown on the bus is a good idea as unless someone is doing a lap of the Outer Circle, most bus journeys are considerably shorter. Something along the lines of the news is probably better suited.

Hmmmm.... Or not.  Remember the irritating news broadcasts that used to be cycling on the TV screens fitted to the Class 323 fleet.  It received very negative passenger reaction, and was removed within a couple of years.  Different if the pax can opt out of the broadcast, of course - or has to opt in, maybe I should say.

I'm not sure that in this era of personal infotainment devices, there's much of a market for mall-style broadcsating, subsidized by advert breaks; but then I'm one of the grumpy old blokes who likes to enjoy any public transport journey untroubled even by audio announcements!

[Tony]

Hmmmm.... Or not.  Remember the irritating news broadcasts that used to be cycling on the TV screens fitted to the Class 323 fleet.  It received very negative passenger reaction, and was removed within a couple of years.  Different if the pax can opt out of the broadcast, of course - or has to opt in, maybe I should say.

I'm not sure that in this era of personal infotainment devices, there's much of a market for mall-style broadcsating, subsidized by advert breaks; but then I'm one of the grumpy old blokes who likes to enjoy any public transport journey untroubled even by audio announcements!

You watch this through your personal information device. It is not on a screen

[Trident 4194]

You watch this through your personal information device. It is not on a screen

Does that not increase the chance of theft? Doubt people would watch movies on phone perhaps more bigger items??

[Dom]

Does that not increase the chance of theft? Doubt people would watch movies on phone perhaps more bigger items??

What theft?

[winston]

What theft?

Would you be brave enough to sit on the top deck of an X61 watching an movie / show on an expensive Ipad or Smart Phone whilst passing through Frankley?

[Dom]

Would you be brave enough to sit on the top deck of an X61 watching an movie / show on an expensive Ipad or Smart Phone whilst passing through Frankley?

I sit on the 529 through Willenhall on my phone. I don't see an issue if you keep yourself to yourself

[The Real 4778]

You watch this through your personal information device. It is not on a screen

Ah okay, thanks for the clarification.

[Kevin]

Would you be brave enough to sit on the top deck of an X61 watching an movie / show on an expensive Ipad or Smart Phone whilst passing through Frankley?

As a matter of fact, yes, I have done, at night

[B.C Driver]

Would you be brave enough to sit on the top deck of an X61 watching an movie / show on an expensive Ipad or Smart Phone whilst passing through Frankley?

It would have to be a short movie, from City to Frankley is only 31 mins at night!
The X61 isnt a bad route, since the X61 has been introduced smoking is almost non existant, and of course when they do smoke the driver can now use the microphone to tell them to stop which is really good. I havnt heard of any robbery or theft on the X61 or even the 61 prior to that. And any would be thief knows the cctv is crystal clear too.

[winston]

It would have to be a short movie, from City to Frankley is only 31 mins at night!
The X61 isnt a bad route, since the X61 has been introduced smoking is almost non existant, and of course when they do smoke the driver can now use the microphone to tell them to stop which is really good. I havnt heard of any robbery or theft on the X61 or even the 61 prior to that. And any would be thief knows the cctv is crystal clear too.

Fair play, wouldn't have expected that kind of improvement.

Do they take any notice of the driver over the mircophone?

Although the CCTV on board is high quality, it doesn't stop anyone being followed & mugged after alighting, having advertized what they have on their possesion whilst viewing on board.