tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post8004554176778170614..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Dolgellau Dilemmafatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-25900291502952986112014-04-21T11:06:53.182+01:002014-04-21T11:06:53.182+01:00In Caernarfon TIC about 18 months ago the staff ha...In Caernarfon TIC about 18 months ago the staff had a petition to bring back the Gwynedd CC book - no doubt fed up with endless requests for info and sympathising with the sentiments above. It included a tick box for "would you be prepared to pay say £1 for it?" which most were. Shame it hasn't got anywhere. Ynys Mon and Conwy books were on display along with Gwynedd's pathetic 'it's on the web or pay 10p a sheet' leaflet.Dennis Dratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-65358397752754208242014-04-21T08:20:06.336+01:002014-04-21T08:20:06.336+01:00In re SSTT panels - Herts CC use the same TT compi...In re SSTT panels - Herts CC use the same TT compilation program, and in general the results are acceptable. HOWEVER, sometimes the program cannot cope with "strange" routings, and provided the compiler actually looks at the results for a "sense" check, then they're reasonably intelligible. <br />My big beef with Herts is that there is no "sense" check on many panels, and that, at a stop with many routes and many trips, some form of denoting which hour is required would be helpful - if the eye alights on the 0900 hour, and the traveller wants the 1700 hour - there's a lot of times to be waded through before your hour is selected!<br /><br />In re Gwynedd timetables - the timetable book finished about 2 years ago - funding cuts. One wonders if patronage has declined in Gwynedd compared with (say) Conwy or Ynys Mon, which does still produce timetable books (Conwy, of course, is where Bob Saxby now works!!). greenline727https://www.blogger.com/profile/03033268278026535109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-37417754827773354552014-04-20T20:59:45.246+01:002014-04-20T20:59:45.246+01:00It is sad to learn that Gwynedd's treatment of...It is sad to learn that Gwynedd's treatment of public transport is on the decline. The old, larger county (which broadly now only covers Caernarvonshire and Merionydd) was a pioneer of good practice in a rural area. GCC staff such as Bob Saxby, Brian Bigwood et al most certainly did use the services they promoted.<br />And the comprehensive timetable book was still widely available - and visible - about six years ago, when I last visited.<br />Perhaps the current order is the consequence of the Welsh Assembly funding cuts - which I believe is in the order of a quarter - the same cuts that have brought about the demise of Arriva in Aberystwyth, marginal buses in Cardiff and Stagecoach's Brynmawr depot. Rheolwr Rhanbartholnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-39739540972796425322014-04-20T19:56:29.307+01:002014-04-20T19:56:29.307+01:00Intermingled lists of departure times, hmm. As in ...Intermingled lists of departure times, hmm. As in Dolgellau, as in Lincolnshire, where it's often the only t/t info given alas.Countrybushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329278669475079798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-59196303539714651682014-04-20T17:01:09.747+01:002014-04-20T17:01:09.747+01:00Agreed, Anon. Where everything is going to the sam...Agreed, Anon. Where everything is going to the same place by the same route separate panels are as daft as the Dolgellau set up. What is needed is some <b>intelligent</b> thought as to the best way to convey information to the "irregular" passenger. This will vary from stop to stop! Computer systems are NOT intelligent enough.fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-56493322748679267052014-04-20T16:31:22.658+01:002014-04-20T16:31:22.658+01:00Regarding Dolgellau: 'Then follows a departure...Regarding Dolgellau: 'Then follows a departure list in time order but with all services intermingled. Who, please, thinks that this is a good idea?'<br /><br />I do, with the caveat below. For anyone turning up 'on spec' at a location such as this it can be very useful to see at a glance what departures are imminent and then find out whether they offer a means of reaching the required destination.<br /><br />The caveat is that for a location like this all departures (i.e from stops 1 and 2) should be listed together.<br /><br />Clearly this is useless if it's the ONLY information available.<br /><br />In a very different environment, I recall studying the bus stop information at Parkgate Shopping, almost a mile north of Rotherham Bus Station. From the southbound stop every service ran to Rotherham Bus Station via an identical route and with one exception terminated there. Each service (probably 15-20 of them) was listed separately, so it was necessary to look under that many headings to find out when the next bus was due. During weekday daytimes it hardly matters, but in the evening for example it's a different story and a chronological listing of all services is exactly what's needed.<br /><br />RLT<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com