(11 Jun 2014, 5:21 pm)aureolin wrote As others have pointed out, the angel can be really bad for the CCTV screens not working. It's been the case even back in the Vyking days - who remembers the travel agent adverts with sound?! Doesn't really bother me, as I'd rather not be on TV whilst having a kip on the way to work.Although there were some initial teething issues, the likes of the Red Arrows, and others with CCTV screens don't have near the amount of issues the angel have. Chester le Street effect perhaps? CCTV monitors go there to die, as well as buses.
Anyway, the point to my original post was that the fleet number should be (permanently) visible to all, as it can be crucial to identify the vehicle if an incident occurs.
The engineering department at Chester seems to be the best in that division of the company - although for the technology side of stuff they seem rather weak.