Purple Pair at Lincoln
If there's InterConnect purple I'm likely to be taking a photo of it, and when there are two InterConnect vehicles from different depots side-by-side then what better opportunity for a photo? 10899 is making tracks for Gainsborough before (inter)connecting for Scunthorpe while 19208 is waiting for its departure time when it'll be off to Horncastle and connecting for Skegness. Through travel is achieved by simply staying on the bus, even if the information on the blind might imply that you change to a conveniently timed connecting service - it's likely that the European '50km' loophole is the reasoning behind the strange blind layout, with routes split at intermediate destinations to have two shorter routes rather than one long one. I don't know if there are any InterConnect routes where this doesn't apply, but for continuity of the brand they could (and possibly do) still use the 'connecting for' blind layout since a purple IC liveried bus isn't always guaranteed.
17.12.20
Purple Pair at Lincoln
If there's InterConnect purple I'm likely to be taking a photo of it, and when there are two InterConnect vehicles from different depots side-by-side then what better opportunity for a photo? 10899 is making tracks for Gainsborough before (inter)connecting for Scunthorpe while 19208 is waiting for its departure time when it'll be off to Horncastle and connecting for Skegness. Through travel is achieved by simply staying on the bus, even if the information on the blind might imply that you change to a conveniently timed connecting service - it's likely that the European '50km' loophole is the reasoning behind the strange blind layout, with routes split at intermediate destinations to have two shorter routes rather than one long one. I don't know if there are any InterConnect routes where this doesn't apply, but for continuity of the brand they could (and possibly do) still use the 'connecting for' blind layout since a purple IC liveried bus isn't always guaranteed.
17.12.20