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Destination Blinds |
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The original blinds had ALL CAPS destinations and did not comply with the Disability Discrimination Act. New Blinds have now been fitted with Mixed Case text to meet the regulations. The old blinds had "odd" destinations in addition to ones you would expect - See below. It is not know what happened to the original blinds - At least 96 must be somewhere! |
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NEW The current blinds are of the following types: -
The current List of Destinations, in Order are shown below: - Key [Blank]
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These are not in order. Route
1 Route
2 Route
3 Route
4 Route
7 Route
16 Other |
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The Head of Intermediate modes at TfL and former Head of Tramlink at LT, Scott Mc Intosh, says: - "The trams have such 'optimistic' destinations because; a
the operator [CentreWest] has a number of enthusiasts on its staff It is for the same reason that the cars in Croydon are numbered on in the old LT tram number sequence. Not so much 'all new' as a continuation from where we left off.........there is some sentiment and a sense of humour in the industry." |
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| Designed by Trapdoor Internet Services |
The
trams destination blinds (1 on each End plus 1 on the right hand side
near the front in direction of travel) are controlled by the trams on
board IBIS computer, which also controls the passenger destination announcements
and Internal Next stop displays within the saloon.
Lots
of People have asked why the strange destinations. The idea is to promote
possible extensions or other Light Rail schemes for London. These Include
the Purley and Sutton extensions, Trams on the Uxbridge Road, and the
East London Line extension - Hence Streatham Underground Station!