E-branding + Bus branding short history

Imperfect representation of 52 and N52 once upon a time

A quick idea that popped into my head when I thought of the lack of displays on the offside of buses (except on RV1's hydrogen Citaros) which are found often but not commonly in mainland Europe.

How about combining the E-ink displays used in Waterloo Bridge bus stop which don't require maintenance of changing the stop timetables (in this case, route branding) with the problem of route branding whereby only one [set] of route[s] is advertised?

Electronic-branding, in the form of e-ink route branding.

Example: A 155 bus goes on 118. Displays 118 as usual. The branding changes into 118.

See where I'm going with this?

All this because I dwelled too long on 322's blindset at Battersea (QB) confined only to 322 and me staring at 315s a bit too intently.

261's express Tube/Elizabeth Line feeder

Yay! 100th uploaded post!

The 261 getting an additional route in the form of X239 which runs parallel from Grove Park to Lee, then via 202 to Blackheath and runs fast to Canary Wharf connecting with the DLR Jubilee and Elizabeth lines.

It didn't take me long to think about how X239 is truly a tube feeder, which also doubles as extra capacity for 261 which will be very great for it.

The style of express works well, long-past the tried-and-true method on X53 X68 and X72 of which only one remains (since a tube line didn't kill it), born from 68's overcrowding itself. All three serving areas with no rail (Thamesmead or Upper Norwood or Thamesmead).

I've already done an Expressa and Expressa 2 before so this is a defacto Expressa 3.

In short: Replicating X239 with other tube lines, where possible adding capacity to routes that need it.

Operation Remove Garage Terminators

I don't advocate for the title, but it is clickbait. Get baited.

Or maybe own garages' forecourt stands (if not garage itself) so every garage terminator route can be like 33, a free-for-all.

Self explanatory. The post is more of an excuse for collecting data I could reference easily, without having to go through a bunch of sources post-haste.

2023 Edit: 171 has since been kicked out of standing inside Catford (TL) so runs out-of-service to Downham and runs back to stand outside Catford (TL) adding up to 15 minutes of time to schedule. Sorry I guess?
 

Interworked routes

As usual I watch transport videos on YouTube, I watch Not Just Bikes regularly and watched his video on Switzerland's trains. Which cites an article on The integrated timetables of Switzerland, an article by Jokteur.

So I've decided to see how much of the bus network is integrated timetable-wise, between bus routes and bus routes with train connections, if London has any. No doubt outside London there are cases, especially with low-frequency routes, though the easily changed train timetables does make keeping on track of connection guarantee a work and a half, though that's a work the Netherlands and Switzerland are proud to do, in order to achieve over 90% train punctuality and especially over 90% connection guarantee nationwide.

Connections between buses and trains also accounted for.

So what can the creator of the trains, United Kingdom, offer for it's capital London?

Spoiler alert: I overfocussed on buses.

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Also, a non-mandatory part 1: Interworked iBus-display-ETM

Interworked iBus-display-ETM

Electronic Ticketing Machines we had since the 80s in Britain, of course rolled out over time since the first iterations had poorer reliability.

Displays have been electronic by way of Dot Matrix Indicators since the 80s-90s in Britain, though few buses in London adopted them as London Transport tested the tech and then turned tail.

These were Leyland Titans (T929 T1000 T1002 T1005) as well as a Renault PR100.2 (RN1).

I was eventually going to make a post like this, the thought to write it now came about as I pondered over the iBus changes that I made a post on as well as discussions in chats.

Edited screenshot of BBC's video
Current cab setup

So we'll be seeing our current setup [ETM, inside blind controls, driver iBus screen, interior iBus displays]

Then comparing them to other bus setups (not dissimilar to roasting your budget gaming PC setup), where frankly the rest are either a lot better than us, or not worse than us. Britain falling behind is an internal motto it seems.

iBus changes 2021

Another short post update of something I've been holding back, but now I have the intention to release as footnotes for my upcoming 2022 Year roundup, similar to ULEZ diesel workings in my 2021 roundup.

Of course I can't start this without a thumbnail or chipping in an experience of my own.

This is definitely not going to be a rant
"West Norwood, Rosendale" versus "Norwood, Bus Garage"
both now only "West Norwood"

History of the 68

Short post with the video doing the heavy lifting.

History of the 68 (1905-2022)

As shown in the video uploaded to my channel, above. This is an updated version of what I've done for the 2 family (2/82/322/432) a few years ago, taking in some feedback and overall upgrade to design.

The 68 168 196 468 X68 and N68 in one GIF.

Ordinarily I would at least make the post long enough but I have exhausted energy into shaping the design and executing it, so as they say; a picture speaks a 1000 words. Though in my case, I've made a 4 minute video and a GIF to boot.

Trains in South London - lacking in substance

I'm gonna attempt to be Adam Something, don my poundland-bought Wendover Productions logistics hat, and spell out to you like a 5-year old what more than several Jago Hazzard's and Geoff Marshalls could, because I will dive deeper than- [redacted].

I've only started this post as, quite literally, was being called spoilt for choice and made out like I'm the bastion defacto Lord of South London. I wish I was as things would go my way and I would genuinely do for the better for me and the people. However that is not the case and I've decided this post is literally to spite that man, so here's a kind 'f*** no' for that very indigenous male. Even though by the time this post is uploaded, it's been nearly a year since... the things I do to prove a point but be late in delivering from perfectionism and laziness.

As for the enjoyed readers and other people of London and outside London, enjoy the below, as I make use of a rant and turn into constructive words and criticisms and facts to the best of my ability.

Tube map without Tube

Definitely didn't publish this the same day Wendover Productions uploaded a video on Europe's plane-like trains experiment...