+- Forum | Merseyside Dennis Dart Website (http://dartslf.com/forum)
+-- Forum: Buses (/forumdisplay.php?fid=1)
+--- Forum: Local Bus Scene: North West and Wales (/forumdisplay.php?fid=2)
+--- Thread: Arriva North West - Speke Depot (Old Closed Thread) (/showthread.php?tid=1553)
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - mr t - 02/09/2018 19:21
So today Spekes first day on the 79C has given us 3 different variants destinations -
"Widnes", "Widness", and "Widnes Greenoaks"
In bound we have - "Liverpool", "City Centre", and "City Centre Liverpool One"
Oh dear oh dear
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - childwallblues - 02/09/2018 20:07
Which buses were on the 79C please?
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - T42 PVM - 02/09/2018 21:39
I seen a couple of Gemini 2s
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - B10B6514 - 03/09/2018 00:12
The "Widness" blind was being corrected during the afternoon.
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - mr t - 03/09/2018 01:50
(02/09/2018 20:07)childwallblues Wrote: Which buses were on the 79C please?
All Geminis
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - mr t - 03/09/2018 01:52
(03/09/2018 00:12)B10B6514 Wrote: The "Widness" blind was being corrected during the afternoon.
How do they end up with 3 different ones when they are all updated/ programmed by the same stick thing
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - cfm146g - 03/09/2018 06:30
(03/09/2018 01:52)mr t Wrote: How do they end up with 3 different ones when they are all updated/ programmed by the same stick thing
They are probably using more than one code... there can be a number of variants of the same destination with different via points or terminal variants [e.g. Widnes Green Oaks or Vicarage Road or catch-all Widnes to fall back on]. The variant to be used would be shown on each trip on each running board.
Once you spot a balls-up, the USB stick can be reprogrammed in a few minutes, but then you would have to catch up with all the buses on allocation to reprogram one by one [I don't know of any destination screens which are live internet updated as yet, though it's possible]. So there would be good and bad versions on the road at the same time.
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - MPTE1955 - 03/09/2018 09:11
Bit more of a mix on 79C this morning, although seemingly more B7s than anything else.
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - childwallblues - 03/09/2018 19:18
(03/09/2018 09:11)MPTE1955 Wrote: Bit more of a mix on 79C this morning, although seemingly more B7s than anything else.I saw 4453 4456 and an Enviro400.
RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot - MX12 KVM - 03/09/2018 19:19
(03/09/2018 19:18)childwallblues Wrote: I saw 4453 4456 and an Enviro400.
Commander 2600 also on the 79C.