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Old February 12th 05, 11:09 AM posted to uk.transport.london
Brimstone Brimstone is offline
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Default Platform announcements (Was: New victoria line trains)

Ian Jelf wrote:
In message , Brimstone
writes
Announcements to remind people to take their belongings are very
recent in the history of train and bus travel

But signs, at least here in the Midlands, are not.

Midland Red instituted "Have you forgotten anything" signs in the
forties which lasted until the early seventies.

Cynic
I suppose people still forgot things, though.
(/cynic


I was referring to audio announcements. I agree that printed signs have been
around for a long time.