(11 Jan 2015, 11:09 am)Michael wrote Still no list of orders i see
The truth of the matter is that a list of orders is commercially sensitive information, Michael. The 2013/14 financial year order list should not have been published either, but it was 'leaked'. Go North East's orders for this year will influence which buses need to be repainted prior to the arrival of new vehicles. citaro5284 has previously stated that orders will arrive between March and May, which means that we should see some associated repaints prior to and during these months. Clearly some buses won't need to be repainted, as new buses will directly replace some buses and allow those to be withdrawn, but it will certainly give us a rough idea.
citaro5284 could potentially get himself into a lot of bother if he released the list of orders. Let's say that the revised 20 (Durham - South Shields) has been planned to receive new buses in this financial year, and are due to arrive some time over the coming months, Arriva operate a Durham - Sunderland service and they could decide to launch brand new buses on this service too as a result of a list being published stating that service 20 will receive new buses. Likewise Sunderland - South Shields with Stagecoach. The likelihood is that service 20 won't receive brand new buses this year, but my point still stands.
(11 Jan 2015, 11:20 am)Andreos1 wrote White on black?
Goes back to what I was saying about DDA in Tyresmokes post.
source:http://www.dyslexia-unlocked.com/accessibility.html
But it's perfectly DDA-compliant, and is therefore above board.
As your quote rightly suggests, white on black is much better than amber on black for visually impaired people. There have been no complaints about 5390's destination during its trial, and the majority of customers have preferred the white destination over the ordinary amber destination.
Other operators have had the same results too. Arriva's "Sapphire" buses come with white destination displays as standard, likewise Lothian Buses.