(Yesterday, 10:39 am)Andreos1 wrote Is it just me, or does the likes of Bustimes or real-time trains take the excitement and anticipation of which vehicle is coming around the corner or on to the platform?

Back in the day, I would wait and wonder if anything odd or unusual was going to rock up (if it did rock up).
Nowadays, well a quick glance to see if your service is running on time and the anticipation is spoilt.

Probably, but there's nowhere near the variety that has been enjoyed in years gone by, on my local Arriva routes at least, I know the bus that is likely to turn up will be a: Pulsar, StreetLite or E400 with the latter not being used on evenings and Sundays, so it's basically a question of which exact example turns up (some evening 7's from Darlington come light from Faverdale depot, so no tracking for me to see what's coming).

On the plus side, knowing what's coming can come in handy in knowing where to find certain things, or give time to change course when possible if you want to avoid something - downside is knowing you're getting a heap before it even appears (I've put off trips out before because I've checked before heading out and seen the bus coming is one I try to avoid).

Closest I get to a day of surprises now is when Rail Replacements are on as there's no tracking or anything, can be nice when you get a load of stuff you'd want appear without advance knowledge, although I wish I did know what's coming at times when you've had about an hour of stuff that doesn't appeal (went to Huddersfield for RR spotting once and it was a load of Sprinter/Transit minibuses, certainly wished I hadn't bothered on that occasion).