"Colin McKenzie" wrote in message
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MIG wrote:
The problem is the lack of consistency and the potential for
confusion. Instead of a fake destination, it would probably be
better
to find a consistent way of showing that a train will be overtaken
by
at least one other.

Yes. There should be a better way than lying.

In the old days, you got a painted board with all the stops on in
one go, so you knew at a glance which were the slow trains - but not
whether the next train would be any quicker.

I can think of at least two better options:
1. SLOW or FAST in the abbreviated display
2. Colour code trains that get overtaken


How about a panel next to the main display which reads along the lines
of "Next train for quickest arrival at Paddington is: xx.xx plat y"
This would need to be larger than the normal display to ensure
passengers see it first, and perhaps with a footnote that other
earlier trains run but will arrive after the recommended train.