tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post9135369898796998063..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Bus Stop Shop Window (2)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-38657035883332170372018-04-25T21:56:12.581+01:002018-04-25T21:56:12.581+01:00Isn’t that ideal super simple Northampton ‘timetab...Isn’t that ideal super simple Northampton ‘timetable’ really just a departure list. I thought they were frowned on hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-32031283852025560432018-04-25T11:06:39.815+01:002018-04-25T11:06:39.815+01:00So when FBB says "todays buses", he illu...So when FBB says "todays buses", he illustrates this with a shot taken from nearly 3 years ago. <br /><br />Much chortling!!<br /><br />Some local authorities are pragmatic in allowing bus companies to update bus stop numbers and timetables. Others are very precious and protective for fear of being accused of favouring particular operators etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-15905373051640123912018-04-25T08:48:46.832+01:002018-04-25T08:48:46.832+01:00The UHL buses are still branded as 'Hospital H...The UHL buses are still branded as 'Hospital Hopper', no idea when or where the picture FBB used was taken as not only is it not the normal branded vehicles, it is not an example of the normal spare vehicle for the UHL nor was it actually a Leicester based bus for very long (it was delivered in mid-May 2015 to Leicester but moved on to its intended home at Luton by the 8th July). Hospital Hopper is the brand name whilst UHL is the route number.<br /><br />Roadside in Leicester is complicated and 'political' the City Council are very defensive of their infrastructure and don't like operators doing too much but aren't really very good at updating them by themselves. The operators are hamstrung by a council trying to take more control than they have the resources to manage. I would agree with fbb about the style used, I am not a fan (and the newer style used elsewhere is if anything worse) as it can be difficult where there are a number of different routes to try to identify specific routes in the list (in this the stop mentioned is not the worse as all bar one service follow the same route so the difference stands out more than some others). The colour sections on the flag appear to have been done by the operators whilst the black on white ones are the out of date details left by the council. LCC were in the process of replacing all the flags but it appears to have stalled quite quickly but the Groby Road corridor was supposed to be part of that scheme.dwarfer1979noreply@blogger.com