TBH I think London uses Roll blinds because there apart of londons history but may be wrong
They can also look at bit clearer in my opinion, but it could be something to do with their history :/TBH I think London uses Roll blinds because there apart of londons history but may be wrong
I thought the smartblinds were all controlled by mobitec ICU 400/402'sMy Local Arriva T-Series have Cranks and Hanover :tongueout:
Yep its mobitec now i look dumb xDDI thought the smartblinds were all controlled by mobitec ICU 400/402's
Im sure I saw one of these last weekAnyone know the outcome of the "Kindle blind" trial that used e-paper? I know the vehicle was converted back to smart blinds.
I swear down i saw it tho it has that big thing in the back window innti@Kaci It was one Metroline bus, which got converted back to SmartBlinds, so....
It was on Metroline Enviro 400 TEH1224 fitted in June 2015 and until January 2016 when the bus was in service with the number box stuck. The trial was subsequently declared a faliure and the bus was refitted with standard paper blinds soon after.Anyone know the outcome of the "Kindle blind" trial that used e-paper? I know the vehicle was converted back to smart blinds.
Yeah. I saw this. It was most likely screen burn after being left with the same number for such a long time. They probably left the number on over night which wouldn't help. It also looked very bad in sunny light and had a horrible back light which just... ugh, ugly.It was on Metroline Enviro 400 TEH1224 fitted in June 2015 and until January 2016 when the bus was in service with the number box stuck. The trial was subsequently declared a faliure and the bus was refitted with standard paper blinds soon after.
Depends how old they are. Some of the newer white SmartBlinds are no worse but yes most of them are hard to read.Yes I know this but there isn't really a debate about which is clearer to read on low light conditions or even generally. And the sole purpose of the signs is to provide readable information. Maybe in the future there will be uniform shape like LED's or even OLED displays that have the same look as roller blinds.
Rollbands surely are more expensive to maintain. Especially when operators gain new routes or transfer routes between their garages. All the buses in the fleet then require a whole new rollband set just to include that specific route.TBH if London got rid of the rollblinds I would miss them and also as im used to rollblinds I can see rollblinds more clearly over LED or OLD lastly I think they are cheaper for the in the long run but maybe wrong
Rollbands surely are more expensive to maintain. Especially when operators gain new routes or transfer routes between their garages. All the buses in the fleet then require a whole new rollband set just to include that specific route.