(03 Oct 2021, 9:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote Particularly if the bus doesn't take people where they need or want to be.I think USB-C's/Wireless Charging will be the major ones tbh. They do bring me to use GNE, as I need those chargers for my phone really. WIFI not so much.
I'm of the opinion that they need to look at that and invest time/money in improving the actual network before tables, wifi and chargers.
But I do think the ability to charge ur phone will being people to the bus.
(03 Oct 2021, 9:40 pm)Jimmi wrote Could you imagine the reactions now if some buses were going round like they were around 15 or so years ago, I had Olympains and the like turn up with about 10 different moquettes at times and I can't imagine it dented numbers too badly, granted presentation should be kept up to a degree but I think the thing that needs to be worked on is actually provided a reliable service, can tart it up all you want but if that high spec Bus fails to turn up most days...?!Going to this Olympian comments, they used to have loads of different patterns, aswell as Caetano Compass and some of the older SPD's, no one cared really but if that happened now...oh god help us.
While I do think Reliability is key. I mean look at the 65 that reliability has fell through the roof since it got the 15' Plates. However just reliability isn't enough. Oh we are going to run a service Every 30 mins, and don't worry it will run to timetable mostly is the minimum people expect for it to atleast turn up. I think USB-C/Wireless/Tables will bring the people to use the buses.