(28 Nov 2020, 12:08 pm)Adtrainsam wrote Completely agree, here. The other annoying thing about the displays on the Voltra Buses is the destination seems to be a lot less clearer than all the other buses. The font seems too 'skinny' and the route number too large (yes, I know it's part of the brand). What's the reason they can't have the usual font? Mobitec instead of Hanover or is it because the route number is too large? Either way, it just looks a bit messy imo.
It seems like every bus company is trying to imitate what Transdev has done, and even though they do have good ideas, GNE and others seem to be copying everything, even when it's probably not the best way forward. The new destination is very similar to Transdev's displays on their 464, which aren't as legible as the ones before hand. If anything, the new trend to have large route numbers on the offside reminds me of smaller bus companies (in the early 2000s) who don't know how to program their displays and then making a right mess of it!
Here's some examples - I find the old displays on the 464 much clearer than the new ones.
Speaking of displays on blinds.
Saw a Stockton based SNE vehicle the other day which was NIS.
From a distance, it looked like the blind was glitchy - almost like the old flip dot displays that didn't quite show all of the characters.
As the vehicle got a bit closer, I could make out what they were trying to achieve.
It was actually bubbles and a message about cleaning regimes.