Reading Buses 906
In addition to the RailAir coach in the background, here adjacent to Reading Station is an (at the time) very shiny new Streetdeck. The Streetdeck/Gemini 3 body style is one I never liked to begin with, but somehow this livery makes them look even more ghastly. Mind you, with some of the brand new stuff the manufacturers are coming up with these days, it's like they saw this and were challenged to make something even uglier.
That aside, something this bus got right and I'm disappointed hasn't become more common is the provision of a huge destination display up front, allowing for via points and other information to scroll through while the main destination remains constantly at the bottom, akin to the classic London Transport blinds. I guess most operators aren't prepared to pay for having two destination blinds on the front instead of just one.
18.2.17
Reading Buses 906
In addition to the RailAir coach in the background, here adjacent to Reading Station is an (at the time) very shiny new Streetdeck. The Streetdeck/Gemini 3 body style is one I never liked to begin with, but somehow this livery makes them look even more ghastly. Mind you, with some of the brand new stuff the manufacturers are coming up with these days, it's like they saw this and were challenged to make something even uglier.
That aside, something this bus got right and I'm disappointed hasn't become more common is the provision of a huge destination display up front, allowing for via points and other information to scroll through while the main destination remains constantly at the bottom, akin to the classic London Transport blinds. I guess most operators aren't prepared to pay for having two destination blinds on the front instead of just one.
18.2.17