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Old December 30th 07, 03:46 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Peter Smyth Peter Smyth is offline
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Default Heathrow on Boxing Day?

asdf wrote:
On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:23:29 GMT, Richard J. wrote:

The Metropolitan line (north of Wembley Park) other than at Harrow
on the Hill doesn't have dot matrix indicators.

Northwick Park and Preston Road have them. (They show "All Stations"
after each train they announce, despite the fact that from those
stations all trains call at all stations anyway.)


Then the display is correct. I don't understand why you wrote
"despite the fact that".


On LU, it's not normal to show "All Stations" after each train on dot
matrix displays, in places where all departing trains stop at all
stations. (It's also redundant information, which is generally a bad
thing.)


I don't see the problem with this. If you are travelling from Northwick Park
to Pinner then it is useful to know that the next train will be stopping at
all stations and not running fast to Moor Park.

Peter Smyth