Many know my more recent genre Buses and Girls photography as those earlier buses I really like have all gone so now I enjoy my bus hobby more for the photography. As well as being an artist I owned a small transport business before I retired but today I have a little job too driving a minibus dong a school run to Wolverhampton in the afternoon and occasionally other jobs. It gets me out and about and satisfies my childhood ambition to drive a bus.
Wednesday 3 January 2018
West Midlands Metrobus BOK62V in Handsworth
West Midlands MCW Metrobus 2062 heads through Handsworth on it's way into Birmingham
A PTE-era inspector would possibly have had something to say about the service number display, which should have been (blank)74(blank), not 74(blank)(blank) - PTE policy was that the displays were HTUL (Hundreds, Tens, Units, Letter), and were to be used consistently.
Little things like that were lost as irrelevant and old-fashioned at deregulation, of course, despite perhaps making life just a little easier for the customers.
True enough, Christopher, although Wumpty (and later, although to a much lesser extent, WM Travel) did continue Birmingham's liking of route number plus "Service Extra", which wasn't exactly helpful either!
A PTE-era inspector would possibly have had something to say about the service number display, which should have been (blank)74(blank), not 74(blank)(blank) - PTE policy was that the displays were HTUL (Hundreds, Tens, Units, Letter), and were to be used consistently.
ReplyDeleteLittle things like that were lost as irrelevant and old-fashioned at deregulation, of course, despite perhaps making life just a little easier for the customers.
Ross, well at least it didn't just display a route number which NBC buses often did with just perhaps 'Service' which is of no help to strangers.
ReplyDeleteTrue enough, Christopher, although Wumpty (and later, although to a much lesser extent, WM Travel) did continue Birmingham's liking of route number plus "Service Extra", which wasn't exactly helpful either!
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