(27 May 2015, 5:06 pm)Dan wrote It's not the end of the world, but it's not what you would expect on a service held within a premium brand. You would expect consistency between one vehicle and the next.
As I said in my previous post, there's a cost involved in replacing LEDs. The recent withdrawals in the fleet has allowed Go North East to accumulate a number of surplus LED destination displays, and the wheels are now consequently in motion to have the vehicles in each brand with the same types of destination displays. Indeed, Volvo B10BLE 4845 has recently donated its LEDs to Scania L94 4954, so that the entire "Prince Bishops" branded fleet has LEDs. You'll find similar "Highwayman" branded 4941 will also have its flipdots exchanged for LEDs...
Do you really think I'd moan about something, to leave the door wide open for it to be turned back on me? I think not...!
I don't care what colour the screens are so long as I can read it, but it is rather unprofessional to have two different sets of screens on the same branded service. It isn't ideal, I'd like to see Arriva get white screens for the Pulsar's but I doubt that it will happen.
It is also rather poor having different sets of vehicles on the same service too but I think the reason why the 7 didn't go full double decker operation was because it probably couldn't be justified at this time as it is only certain journeys in the day that really need the additional capacity of a double decker, when you see them during the middle of the day you will often only see a small handful of people sat upstairs but double deckers were needed on peak time runs especially one of the morning journeys that extend to Framwellgate Moor for New College Durham students.