(15 Sep 2013, 5:47 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote it's so obvious that it's hardly worth commenting on, the destination display is set ready for the next journey when the driver gets a chance so it arrives at Eldon Square (or wherever) showing correct details for awaiting passengers. It happens everywhere all the time.
You'll have to explain to me how obvious it is. I'd assume it's now a button press or two at most to change the destination on the blind, now that we live in a digital world. It's not like 20 years ago when drivers would have to scroll through a roll of endless destinations and service numbers.
(15 Sep 2013, 5:46 pm)gtomlinson wrote Not really as once it leaves Gateshead its unlikely to pick up any passengers. I think your creating an issue that doesn't exist (that isn't meant to sound smarmy!)
It's just something that I decided to post merely on an observation. The image example that I posted was perhaps a bad example, but a better one may be that I've caught the 2C a number of times from Wear Industrial Estate at Washington, and it's already had "Sunderland" set. Despite it being headed towards the Galleries. The only pattern is that it tends to be when the bus is running considerably late.
The responses make me think that there's something a bit underhand with this. I think it's one thing to say it's "to make things easier" or whatever, but in the above examples, it's always shown on my Key card as me boarding a bus towards Sunderland. My understanding was that the blinds and ticket machine worked independent of each other, so technically speaking, both would have to be adjusted to be set up for the 'next trip' if you like. If anyone can give a plausible explanation of that I'd love to hear it.
I should add that this isn't something I've seen unique to GNE. I quite often notice the Arriva X2 has already changed to the X1 before it even gets to the University Hospital stop.