"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:21:24 +0000, Mrs Redboots
wrote:

True, but I'd rather be told "Next Stop: Streatham Station" than "Bus
stopping at next bus-stop, please stand well clear of doors", which is
what one is told with monotonous regularity every 2 minutes or
thereabouts..... "Next stop: Lambeth Town Hall, please stand clear of
doors" would be less infuriating by a very long way!

A chime to get attention (preferably in the German style of using a
bell chime sample rather than a nasty electronic bing-bong) followed
by the name of the stop once should suffice. It may be worth
including information on important connections if there are any.


It wouldn't have to be every stop either, as that would get irritating. But
major stop announcements could be useful. For example, on the 21 (picked out
of the air because I used it today), Moorgate, Bank, Monument, London
Bridge, Borough, Bricklayer's Arms, Old Kent Road/Dun Cow, etc. That's
somewhat less than half the stops, and would perhaps mean an announcemetn
about every three minutes. For those who don't know the route it would be
very useful.

Jonn