(28 Sep 2016, 10:16 pm)Ambassador wrote Does anyone know why drivers don't use Bus Full displays anymore, used to be common a few years ago but seems to have stopped now.
The football extra 21s tend to fill up at Eldon Sq then run non stop to the Cannon, lots of confused faces as it's sails by bus stops
The "BUS FULL" destination displays were only ever intended to be used for the Great North Run Baggage Buses. They were not designed to be used in public service.
Whilst potentially a good idea - what happens if there's a red bus on service 21 (ie the ones you see on such a regular basis!) which is full? If the bus is on a shared corridor, how do waiting passengers know that the bus which was full was actually a 21 which was full?
If ever those displays were resurrected, it would have to be done on a route-specific basis: a bus full display which showed the route number for that service too.