Next Stop Announcments

[Tony]

Not really a case of "of course" though is it? It's not like the road name has changed in that time, so obviously it was gotten wrong the first time and so there was no guarantee it would be right this time.

Yes, because I did them from scratch of the list of stop names

[l.murphy123]

You mean X7 and X8 don't you

Yes, the irony of discussing silly mistakes and making one myself. X7 & X8

[Stu]

Had my first ride on one of the new Platinums on the 50 this evening, and I must say I'm very happy with the 'new style' next stop audio/visual announcements.

Very close to how they work down in London; as the bus pulls away from a stop, it announces the service number and destination ("50 to Druids Heath"), then shortly follows with "the next stop is...".

The visual displays I find a lot clearer now, with less scrolling, even though the font size is smaller.

My only complaint is that the audio voice was a bit loud and 'boomy', maybe turn the bass down a little?  ;D

[2206]

Had my first ride on one of the new Platinums on the 50 this evening, and I must say I'm very happy with the 'new style' next stop audio/visual announcements.

Very close to how they work down in London; as the bus pulls away from a stop, it announces the service number and destination ("50 to Druids Heath"), then shortly follows with "the next stop is...".

The visual displays I find a lot clearer now, with less scrolling, even though the font size is smaller.

My only complaint is that the audio voice was a bit loud and 'boomy', maybe turn the bass down a little?  ;D

Are they going to redo and correct all the Coventry Rd and University announcements on the other buses at some point?
So far it seems none of the others have been done, other than 6860 and 6886, which have both had the new style next stop announcemnets a few weeks now?

[Dom]

Are they going to redo and correct all the Coventry Rd and University announcements on the other buses at some point?
So far it seems none of the others have been done, other than 6860 and 6886, which have both had the new style next stop announcemnets a few weeks now?

Why just those? What about the X10? The 9? The X8? X7? The 997? All routes would be benefit from these changes.

[2206]

Why just those? What about the X10? The 9? The X8? X7? The 997? All routes would be benefit from these changes.

Because the current announcements are wrong on those routes (X1, X2, X20, X21 and X22).
They announce stops the Coventry Road services announce stops they don't serve like "Wagon Lane" and "Clay Lane" there are a few more examples as well. and miss out stops in the case of the University services - all the stops between Granville Street and School Of Education,

Last time I checked, the Walsall, Wolverhampton, Acocks Green and Pensnett anouncements were working and correct @Dom and weren't missing stops out and announcing stops they don't serve.

[l.murphy123]

Had my first ride on one of the new Platinums on the 50 this evening, and I must say I'm very happy with the 'new style' next stop audio/visual announcements.

Very close to how they work down in London; as the bus pulls away from a stop, it announces the service number and destination ("50 to Druids Heath"), then shortly follows with "the next stop is...".

The visual displays I find a lot clearer now, with less scrolling, even though the font size is smaller.

My only complaint is that the audio voice was a bit loud and 'boomy', maybe turn the bass down a little?  ;D

The 529 is much louder than the X51/934/935/997. Assuming this is similar to the 50 then. There's a (very) short clip on YouTube of the 50 and I notice it displays the time too... this would be useful on journeys that aren't Platinum (e.g. 10/10A have Platinum busses on Sundays) rather than 'national express West Midlands' on loop.

[2206]

The 529 is much louder than the X51/934/935/997. Assuming this is similar to the 50 then.

The volume is probably similar.
The new style X20/X21/X22/23/24/50 announcements other than that are not the same as the 529.

[CL]

Are they going to redo and correct all the Coventry Rd and University announcements on the other buses at some point?
So far it seems none of the others have been done, other than 6860 and 6886, which have both had the new style next stop announcemnets a few weeks now?

6845 has them, I believe. I caught it on the X1 a little over a week ago.

[mesub]

Some of the 23/24 announcements between the Library of Birmingham and Five Ways don't seem to be there. I think it's because of the long term metro works

[2206]

Some of the 23/24 announcements between the Library of Birmingham and Five Ways don't seem to be there. I think it's because of the long term metro works

Presumably you are referring to the old style next stop announcements?
They are there on the new style announcements, when I was on 6860 the other week, it announced those stops, "Bakerville House", "King Edward Rd", "St Vincent St" etc.

[Kevin]

Last time I checked, the Walsall, Wolverhampton, Acocks Green and Pensnett anouncements were working and correct @Dom and weren't missing stops out and announcing stops they don't serve.

X51 mentioning Booths Farm Road been sorted then?

[l.murphy123]

X51 mentioning Booths Farm Road been sorted then?

Nope still there.

[Jack]

X51 mentioning Booths Farm Road been sorted then?

Still mentions it...

[mesub]

Presumably you are referring to the old style next stop announcements?
They are there on the new style announcements, when I was on 6860 the other week, it announced those stops, "Bakerville House", "King Edward Rd", "St Vincent St" etc.

They haven't rolled it out fully yet though