Audio Announcements

[Stu]

I think it's already been mentioned here that the 4/4H/4M services are the latest to have the on-board audio-visual next stop announcements.

A regular on my Facebook page has commented that apparently according to a Walsall driver, this is going to be rolled out to all NX buses. But not on the older P, R,S,T or V Reg buses because "most of these are due to be scrapped".

Any idea who's provided the voice for the announcements on the 4? Or who will do all the announcements on all the other routes at other garages?

Also, I wonder if all the new buses being delivered later this year will have this technology installed from the off?

[Trident 4609]

I suppose it would give use to the blank TV screens on the Gemini's and Tridents....

[CL]

I suppose it would give use to the blank TV screens on the Gemini's and Tridents....

@Nathan *though half of the screens on BC Tridents have been filled in with the 'floor' - loool.

- i'm not joking, btw. Upon closer inspection, it is the same 'material' as the floor... Certainly the same pattern. ;)

[RR378]

When did the 4 get them

[P419 EJW]

When did the 4 get them

I did a simple look back through (page 84, 83, 82, 81, finally 80) in Walsall Garage thread and I found it on page 80. Here it is. http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=53.msg127812#msg127812 Assuming the date of that post was the day of the announcements being installed.

[Stuharris 6360]

Seems if one MP gets his way, Audio Announcements will be required on all buses.

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/busesaudioannouncements.html

[Kevin]

I know it's something that's been mentioned in a few other threads before, but this seems a logical place to put this.

Heard the next stop thing on the X51 this morning mention "Walsall Road, Booths Farm Road", despite the bus not stopping there, and it got me thinking.
Why has it even been recorded? There must have been someone somewhere that a) put it on a list to be recorded; b) attached that recording to a geographical location so the system picks it up when the bus is sailing past; and c) set it up so that it only announces the stop in one direction only.

Curious

[JoNi]

Excellent news if they are required providing they match up with bus stop names and timetable information!
There are different standards of audio information, not just next stop names but places of interest even where you are leaving ticket zones. In later case Arriva who give that bit extra!

[Ashley 60171]

The audio on service 1 (Tettenhall to Dudley) needs updating with regard to Wolverhampton Coty Centre stops ie it goes silent outside the Grand Theatre and Crown Court vut still tells you "Market Street, Tower Street".

[the trainbasher]

It's like the announcements on the 1, when I last used it, disliked the Fighting Cocks

[karl724223]

We should cater for all the immigrants to with multi language announcements
Like job centre forget that one   benefits office  off licence

[Stuharris 6360]

But, if I am honest, announcements get you down after a while. I can see why they are useful, but for example In London, you never get any peace from them, Bus or Tube.

Then I was in Blackpool over the weekend and now you get "Please press the STOP button if you require (eg:) Pleasure Beach" I asked a conductor about it and he said some high official had been on a tram and had complained that he didn't realise that he has to press the stop button to get off.

Even on Virgin Trains you go to the toilet and get an announcement telling you everything (including some stupid things) that you shouldn't put down the toilet.

Where will it all end.

[Stuharris 6360]

We should cater for all the immigrants to with multi language announcements
Like job centre forget that one   benefits office  off licence

Please nooooooooooooooo !

You can just imagine, people would complain because there language wasn't included!

There isn't enough distance between stops to give announcements in 20 different languages.

[karl724223]

Please nooooooooooooooo !

You can just imagine, people would complain because there language wasn't included!

There isn't enough distance between stops to give announcements in 20 different languages.

ok we will have all announcements in thick Black Country dialect

[GeminiFan1991]

ok we will have all announcements in thick Black Country dialect

I think we should abandon the audio announcements with the hope that everybody that boards the bus knows how to read.