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Originally Posted by philip
The german minister for transport doesn't stick his oar in at every opportunity and everyone works together. THERE IS NO REASON THIS CAN'T HAPPEN IN DUBLIN if the DTA is backed by strong legislation and money.
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Except the DTA will be subject to ministerial direction. The proof of the pudding is how often (or not) it is used.
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Originally Posted by weehamster
For example, Luas we have the Red and Green line. Later we'll have (probably) the yellow (lucan), purple (Liffey Jtn, hopefully Finglas) (pick whatever colour you want), the metro has north, west, (maybe south later) and the Dart, A and B (maybe). A simple colour/number code system is needed like you see in Madrid.
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Numbers are better than colours or letters, less confusion.
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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
Regardless of the accuracy of the article it makes a solid point that this random changing of colour scheme as is particularly practiced by Dublin Bus is going to cost money, money which of course could be better spent on improving the service, which will actually improve our lot as passengers.
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Since the CitySwift / Expresso situation*, DB have only repainted buses about once each in their useful (DB) lives.
* CitySwift and Expresso were created as separate brands to highlight the introduction of QBCs. However, problems arose when buses were moved between services.