3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
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3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
3376 and soon to be 3375 still with Elizabeth fleet number.
Also a photo op with some new buses at Mile End Depot.
Also a photo op with some new buses at Mile End Depot.
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Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
Wonder what Torrens Transit will do when all these TNSW buses are transferred to Sydney to its Sydney operation(even though when this happens the B1 won't be operating?).
Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
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IAL
Really?
NIS – who from Joe Public knows what that means?
The reversing camera is also lower on these than other Scanias/Ivecos/TNSW buses I've seen so far which have them at the top of the bus.
They all look really smart lined up side by side!
IAL
Really?
NIS – who from Joe Public knows what that means?
The reversing camera is also lower on these than other Scanias/Ivecos/TNSW buses I've seen so far which have them at the top of the bus.
They all look really smart lined up side by side!
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Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
One would assume that the destos shown on the Ivecos are just Mobitec default desto files, and will be updated in due course...
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Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
By using title case you can fit "Not In Service" and "Special" on one line on the rear signs.
Yes I know the images below are an LED sign, but the dimensions of the mobitec flipdot and LED rear route number only signs are the same.
Yes I know the images below are an LED sign, but the dimensions of the mobitec flipdot and LED rear route number only signs are the same.
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Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
I think Torrens Transit might have the same syndrome as Swan Transit in which they seem to refrain from using lower case letters in their destinations!
Heck load of new buses there too. Any idea how many of those IVECOs are in Adelaide right now?
Heck load of new buses there too. Any idea how many of those IVECOs are in Adelaide right now?
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Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
MIght even be the same person that does them?Mr OC Benz wrote:I think Torrens Transit might have the same syndrome as Swan Transit in which they seem to refrain from using lower case letters in their destinations!
Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
In fact it's generally the opposite. The extreme majority (if not 100%) of destinations on Torrens Transit LED displays are in title case. Older flip dot destos can only display capital letters as that is all they are designed to show. In Adelaide only SouthLink use capitals for NOT IN SERVICE and CITY on LED displays while all other companies use title case.Mr OC Benz wrote:I think Torrens Transit might have the same syndrome as Swan Transit in which they seem to refrain from using lower case letters in their destinations!
Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
Yes, this is correct. Southlink also seem to use a different fontset to Torrens and Transfield on their Alcatel\Southport destos as well if I'm not mistaken.Eagle Eye wrote:In fact it's generally the opposite. The extreme majority (if not 100%) of destinations on Torrens Transit LED displays are in title case. Older flip dot destos can only display capital letters as that is all they are designed to show. In Adelaide only SouthLink use capitals for NOT IN SERVICE and CITY on LED displays while all other companies use title case.Mr OC Benz wrote:I think Torrens Transit might have the same syndrome as Swan Transit in which they seem to refrain from using lower case letters in their destinations!
You will probably also find that the reason that the rear destos on the Ivecos display NIS instead of Not In Service and Special the way they do is to do with the fact that the Mobitecs don't seem to have the same font support that can be found in the Hanovers, which have all kinds of weird and wonderful fonts that will let you write Not In Service on such a small display.
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Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
I posted mock-ups above which were done in the Mobitec sign editor (MIE), and the Not in Service one is used on these Mobitec displays in Melbourne.Douglas wrote:You will probably also find that the reason that the rear destos on the Ivecos display NIS instead of Not In Service and Special the way they do is to do with the fact that the Mobitecs don't seem to have the same font support that can be found in the Hanovers, which have all kinds of weird and wonderful fonts that will let you write Not In Service on such a small display.
Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
Two possible options:CB80 wrote:I posted mock-ups above which were done in the Mobitec sign editor (MIE), and the Not in Service one is used on these Mobitec displays in Melbourne.Douglas wrote:You will probably also find that the reason that the rear destos on the Ivecos display NIS instead of Not In Service and Special the way they do is to do with the fact that the Mobitecs don't seem to have the same font support that can be found in the Hanovers, which have all kinds of weird and wonderful fonts that will let you write Not In Service on such a small display.
One, Torrens are lazy and didn't want to use the whole thing. Most likely, they probably wanted them done quickly.
Two, the font is not available for flipdots (flipdots are larger than LEDs, and small text on flipdots looks butt ugly and can be difficult to read - see Not In Service written on the Hanover side destos here)
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Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
No it's fine, I've used it a lot on the flipdots I've done.Douglas wrote:Two, the font is not available for flipdots (flipdots are larger than LEDs, and small text on flipdots looks butt ugly and can be difficult to read - see Not In Service written on the Hanover side destos here)
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Re: 3376 & soon to be 3375 + Mile End Depot Photo
Its all to do with people who suffer with dyslexia !!! Over here in the UK we have to have lower case now and the letters have to be a certain size to be DDA compliant. People who suffer with dyslexia struggle to read capital letters when a whole word is made up of them !
Calling from Kingston upon Hull in the UK so I am 10 1/2 hours behind Adelaide !
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