Entertainment Class: First Great Western

[jon0844]

Agreed.

 

[455driver]

Do they? Kindly name any buses which do as I've never heard of any live feed being provided on buses.

They all do, if you sit in the front seat on the left hand side you can see out the front window, so there is your "live" feed!

Definitely not a good idea on a train though, can imagine the claims for post traumatic stress after watching a fatality on it!

 

[Aictos]

They all do, if you sit in the front seat on the left hand side you can see out the front window, so there is your "live" feed!

Yeah, I know about that live feed - watch it all the time, helps prevent me fall asleep on the bus!!!

Definitely not a good idea on a train though, can imagine the claims for post traumatic stress after watching a fatality on it!

Number 1 reason why I don't think it should get the go ahead!

 

[thelem]

Do they? Kindly name any buses which do as I've never heard of any live feed being provided on buses.

Some recent Brighton & Hove buses have screens which cycle through half a dozen camera, including 2 or 3 outside. I'm not sure exact models, but they have a fleet list at http://history.buses.co.uk/history/fleethist/current.htm and it probably applies to most/all of those delivered in the last couple of years.

 

[TheExmoorBeast]

That would ultimate snuff movie!
No Thanks!

I think I'd rather have the Video125 collection on DVD for a drivers eye view.

 

[jon0844]

You could potentially show the view ahead on a time delay I suppose (which would be rather confusing for those able to see out the window at the same time!!).

 

[Peter Mugridge]

That's a good point actually; and it did nearly happen with an FGW HST today; saw this on You Tube and it is dated earlier today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLoOTchouVc

It is literally a five second margin; the idiot realises what is happening at 1m05s and the front of the train reaches that point at 1m10s.

 

[jon0844]

Wow, those kids are so tough! The sort to shout insults at you from a distance, but if you went after them would start crying.

Bet the parents love their little darlings too.

 

[455driver]

If he had his legs taken off I am sure they would be saying its the railways fault!
F#####g retards!

 

[Mojo]

Last June there was a kid with his legs over the platform at Lawrence Hill as the Severn Beach Line train was pulling away from the other platform he was so fixated on it he didn't notice the 150 hurtling towards him on the line he was dangling his legs over. I can only assume he made it out as we made it back a few min later and there were no delays, but I bet it gave him a shock.