(27 Feb 2017, 9:05 pm)Dan Arriva market their premium Sapphire and MAX brands all of the time - on social media, in printed formats, etc etc. The Coastliner buses at Jesmond were promoting onward connections to MAX services a while back in the form of posters along the cove panels of the bus. I believe some standard Pulsars at Stockton had the same.
Just look at the timetable Kuyoyo shared earlier for the X93. More effort has gone into designing that timetable than a standard service.
Applying the same logic as you have in your previous posts, this must be Arriva showboating a premium service in favour of other 'bog standard' services such as the 9, 28, etc?
(27 Feb 2017, 9:05 pm)Dan Arriva market their premium Sapphire and MAX brands all of the time - on social media, in printed formats, etc etc. The Coastliner buses at Jesmond were promoting onward connections to MAX services a while back in the form of posters along the cove panels of the bus. I believe some standard Pulsars at Stockton had the same.
Just look at the timetable Kuyoyo shared earlier for the X93. More effort has gone into designing that timetable than a standard service.
Applying the same logic as you have in your previous posts, this must be Arriva showboating a premium service in favour of other 'bog standard' services such as the 9, 28, etc?
(28 Feb 2017, 1:31 am)omnicity4659 Most of the fleet has advertisements for "visit x" or "navigate to x"... Easy promotion for other services, not onboard features...
As for the X93 timetable, the same amount of effort has gone into designing that, it's just the generic design with a changeable background, whereas other timetables have photos of people (which would change when updated).
What Arriva don't do is plaster crap on the sides of buses, and posters on board saying that free Wifi is available, power sockets etc... I got on an Angel the other day with a poster advertising USB points!
(28 Feb 2017, 1:31 am)omnicity4659 Most of the fleet has advertisements for "visit x" or "navigate to x"... Easy promotion for other services, not onboard features...
As for the X93 timetable, the same amount of effort has gone into designing that, it's just the generic design with a changeable background, whereas other timetables have photos of people (which would change when updated).
What Arriva don't do is plaster crap on the sides of buses, and posters on board saying that free Wifi is available, power sockets etc... I got on an Angel the other day with a poster advertising USB points!
Informed by the genuinely lovely bloke driving the ex7.15 554 to Quorum that I'm his first passenger in 6 months to board at Haymarket.
I want a badge!
(28 Feb 2017, 6:02 am)Dan Regarding the poster you saw on-board the Angel - it did not promote that that bus offered USB charging points. It promoted the fact that 1 in 3 of Go North East's buses have that feature - or something along those lines - similar to these new taglines.
(28 Feb 2017, 6:02 am)Dan Regarding the poster you saw on-board the Angel - it did not promote that that bus offered USB charging points. It promoted the fact that 1 in 3 of Go North East's buses have that feature - or something along those lines - similar to these new taglines.
(28 Feb 2017, 7:20 am)Ambassador Informed by the genuinely lovely bloke driving the ex7.15 554 to Quorum that I'm his first passenger in 6 months to board at Haymarket.If there's a Stanley driver I know, I will just get on a strange place. I've gotten on that stop between Pickering Nook and Lintz - Burnopfield, Watergate Bank, between byermoor and marley hill, between sacriston and the font in stanley - basically anywhere in south west T/W or Derwentside where you never see anyone ever get off, I have probably boarded there. Obviously your case is different being a bus station, but I love seeing the reactions haha
I want a badge!
(28 Feb 2017, 7:20 am)Ambassador Informed by the genuinely lovely bloke driving the ex7.15 554 to Quorum that I'm his first passenger in 6 months to board at Haymarket.If there's a Stanley driver I know, I will just get on a strange place. I've gotten on that stop between Pickering Nook and Lintz - Burnopfield, Watergate Bank, between byermoor and marley hill, between sacriston and the font in stanley - basically anywhere in south west T/W or Derwentside where you never see anyone ever get off, I have probably boarded there. Obviously your case is different being a bus station, but I love seeing the reactions haha
I want a badge!
(28 Feb 2017, 4:18 pm)Dan I believe Hexham was completed last week, after Deptford.
(28 Feb 2017, 4:18 pm)Dan I believe Hexham was completed last week, after Deptford.
(26 Feb 2017, 5:34 pm)Dan 710 and 711 arrived at Saltmeadows Road on 24/02/17, as well as refurbished Merc Citaro 5285.
(28 Feb 2017, 3:12 pm)Dan 5286 has returned following refurb. 5275 has gone to Blackburn in its place.
(26 Feb 2017, 5:34 pm)Dan 710 and 711 arrived at Saltmeadows Road on 24/02/17, as well as refurbished Merc Citaro 5285.
(28 Feb 2017, 3:12 pm)Dan 5286 has returned following refurb. 5275 has gone to Blackburn in its place.
The taglines don't advertise that the bus it is featured on has Wi-Fi or power sockets - that is of course the purpose of the feature symbols after all.I agree with what you said, but it isn't at all helpful when they aren't used on the brandings introduced since the feature symbols have been introduced (Venture, Fab56 etc are a different story).
Dare I mention the lack of feature symbols...?
It brings us back to part of the debate which we had yesterday. This isn't an attack on you as you have no responsibility for the branding and what is on it but you said the following:
The taglines don't advertise that the bus it is featured on has Wi-Fi or power sockets - that is of course the purpose of the feature symbols after all.I agree with what you said, but it isn't at all helpful when they aren't used on the brandings introduced since the feature symbols have been introduced (Venture, Fab56 etc are a different story).
(28 Feb 2017, 5:01 pm)S813 FVK Dare I mention the lack of feature symbols...?
(28 Feb 2017, 6:43 pm)jack does anyone think that before the omnicity went to toonlink 12 and x30 they could of put them on the 97 as it would be easier to get to them if they broke down and put plain red solars on the 12 and omnidekkas on the x30What do you mean by 'easier to get to them'? I'm a little confused.
(28 Feb 2017, 6:43 pm)jack does anyone think that before the omnicity went to toonlink 12 and x30 they could of put them on the 97 as it would be easier to get to them if they broke down and put plain red solars on the 12 and omnidekkas on the x30What do you mean by 'easier to get to them'? I'm a little confused.
(28 Feb 2017, 7:08 pm)Jamie M What do you mean by 'easier to get to them'? I'm a little confused.
(28 Feb 2017, 7:08 pm)Jamie M What do you mean by 'easier to get to them'? I'm a little confused.
(28 Feb 2017, 7:11 pm)omnicity4659 He means being kept local in case of a breakdown. Usually happens with troublesome vehicles.They don't often have issues? At least with Stanley's - their always fine. It makes very little difference how long it takes for engineering to get to a vehicle, in my opinion.
(28 Feb 2017, 7:11 pm)omnicity4659 He means being kept local in case of a breakdown. Usually happens with troublesome vehicles.They don't often have issues? At least with Stanley's - their always fine. It makes very little difference how long it takes for engineering to get to a vehicle, in my opinion.
(28 Feb 2017, 5:02 pm)Dan The "Wear Xpress" branded Mercs and Solos will receive feature symbols at a later date.
Also of note is the entry into service of baby Solo 709 at Riverside - on service 13 today.
(28 Feb 2017, 5:02 pm)Dan The "Wear Xpress" branded Mercs and Solos will receive feature symbols at a later date.
Also of note is the entry into service of baby Solo 709 at Riverside - on service 13 today.