In message , Tom
Anderson writes
On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, pedan3 wrote:

Took the slow train from Paddington to Reading and back today (thus
saving money by using Freedom Pass to maximum extent).

On the way back, the train information display in the main hall at
Reading showed the train terminating at Ealing Broadway, as did the
dot matrix indicators on the platforms.

On a different display screen, which I almost missed, was the
information that all such trains are shown as terminating at Ealing
Broadway, but "of course" (in the words of the second display panel)
they run to Paddington.

The point is that a slow train is a really bad way to get to
Paddington, but if you advertise it as a Paddington train, some people
who aren't fully on the ball will take it to do just that, and then be
very disappointed about how slow it is. Thus, it's advertised as
running to the last stop before Paddington, so such people won't get on it.

You get this on the ECML too, with slow trains from Cambridge being
advertised as going to Finsbury Park and so on.

It also happens on the Central Line, with trains leaving Woodford for
Central London via Hainault being advertise as for "Hainault", until
they get to Roding Valley, when they suddenly become destined for Ealing
Broadway (or wherever).

It is a bit weird, but i think it's a good idea.
As good as any, yes. There's no ideal solution in these situations and
each one will have pros and cons.
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Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

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