The Muncipal Tramways Trust commenced operating bus services in 1925 from City to Firle to supplement nearby tram services. As suburbia grew into area's not serviced by trams, so did the Trust's bus services. One popular service the trust operated was that to Glenelg, Somerton and Graymore (now Glenelg North) via Anzac Highway.
The MTT was extremely conscious of providing a first class service, not only to the passengers but also for it's valuable employee's. They commenced a programme of numbering bus stops radiating out from the City so passengers could identify landmarks and businesses by the bus stop number. Numbers increased with the very sparse use of A's or B's after the number. This usually occurred if there was a large gap between existing bus stops and development had taken place requiring an additional stop to be installed.
Furthermore, the MTT provided route direction arrows (pot hooks) for it's bus drivers to navigate through the back streets of suburbia. To this day, there are many bus systems that do not have this system and drivers soley rely on their knowledge.
Up till now bus stops have been reflective yellow with black lettering and has stood the test of time. However, I think we need to breath some life back into this important little system by redesigning the bus stops across Adelaide.
I really do like the new stop at the Adelaide Airport, as shown below:
The entire set up here is a perfect template for other bus stops across Adelaide, especially in high traffic areas. The words 'BUS STOP' painted on the roadway, decent shelters and of course the new style bus stop. All the information is there. The stop number can easily be instated in the green area at top. These are very smart looking stops and are easy to install.
This style of stop could also be adopted City wide to identify Taxi ranks and also be installed on railway stations for information.
Well that's my opinion.
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