Diamond Bus North West

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RE: Diamond Bus North West

(26/11/2020 08:17)WWH44L Wrote:  Tbh, don’t think Bus Times is too reliable. Newbies 40790/1/3 which are 471 branded are out and about in service now but not tracking as of yet.

When I first started in IT 43 years ago, we used the acronym GIGO (Garbage in - garbage out) to justify the fact that the computer isn't to blame for most failures, rather the data provided is at fault.

So it is with bustimes. Because it depends on the ticket machine to provide the data, and ticket machines are programmed manually then interchanged between vehicles, that element of reporting is never going to be perfect.

Remember that it's primarily intended for Mrs.Smith at the bus stop to check where her bus is now. She doesn't much care which bus it is ! The enthusiast spin-offs are only secondary.