Has anyone noticed that an announcement is made at Tower Hill prior to
the arrival of a train suggesting to "use the full length of the
platform"? This is incorrect for Circle Line trains which don't even
nearly take up the full length.

Has LUL considered the idea of painting coloured lines on the
platforms to indicate where trains on each line will stop? That would
help the situation somewhat.

Neil

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Neil Williams
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On Dec 6, 6:59*pm, (Neil Williams)
wrote:
Has anyone noticed that an announcement is made at Tower Hill prior to
the arrival of a train suggesting to "use the full length of the
platform"? *This is incorrect for Circle Line trains which don't even
nearly take up the full length.

Has LUL considered the idea of painting coloured lines on the
platforms to indicate where trains on each line will stop? *That would
help the situation somewhat.


At King's Cross (where Met trains are much longer than Circle or H+C
trains) there are small signs on the tunnel wall opposite the
eastbound platform that are intended to inform people that only Met
trains stop at the western end of the platform. However they are easy
to miss, and easy to misunderstand.

PaulO

On Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:25:06 -0800 (PST), Paul Oter
wrote:

At King's Cross (where Met trains are much longer than Circle or H+C
trains) there are small signs on the tunnel wall opposite the
eastbound platform that are intended to inform people that only Met
trains stop at the western end of the platform. However they are easy
to miss, and easy to misunderstand.

Come to think of it, I remember seeing those. But if they are seen as
too confusing (the Germans don't seem to have trouble with the
"Kurzzug" markers) they could just remove the misleading announcement
for Circle Line trains which don't even nearly "use the full length of
the platform".

Neil

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Put my first name before the at to reply.

On 6 Dec, 22:15, (Neil Williams) wrote:
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:25:06 -0800 (PST), Paul Oter

wrote:
At King's Cross (where Met trains are much longer than Circle or H+C
trains) there are small signs on the tunnel wall opposite the
eastbound platform that are intended to inform people that only Met
trains stop at the western end of the platform. However they are easy
to miss, and easy to misunderstand.

Come to think of it, I remember seeing those. *But if they are seen as
too confusing (the Germans don't seem to have trouble with the
"Kurzzug" markers) they could just remove the misleading announcement
for Circle Line trains which don't even nearly "use the full length of
the platform".

I always wonder about these kind of announcements in any case.

No matter how hard I try, I can only ever use one escalator at a time,
one doorway at a time and stand in one person-sized space on the
platform.

On 7 Dec, 08:18, MIG wrote:
On 6 Dec, 22:15, (Neil Williams) wrote:

On Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:25:06 -0800 (PST), Paul Oter

wrote:
At King's Cross (where Met trains are much longer than Circle or H+C
trains) there are small signs on the tunnel wall opposite the
eastbound platform that are intended to inform people that only Met
trains stop at the western end of the platform. However they are easy
to miss, and easy to misunderstand.

Come to think of it, I remember seeing those. *But if they are seen as
too confusing (the Germans don't seem to have trouble with the
"Kurzzug" markers) they could just remove the misleading announcement
for Circle Line trains which don't even nearly "use the full length of
the platform".

I always wonder about these kind of announcements in any case.

No matter how hard I try, I can only ever use one escalator at a time,
one doorway at a time and stand in one person-sized space on the
platform.

And presumably when on a motorway slip road which says "USE BOTH
LANES" you can only use one at a time as well

HTH

In message , at 22:15:27 on Sun,
6 Dec 2009, Neil Williams remarked:

they could just remove the misleading announcement for Circle Line
trains which don't even nearly "use the full length of the platform".

Similarly, at Luton Airport Parkway they falsely claim that you should
use all the (recently extended to 12-car) platform, when the next EMT
train due is almost always going to be a 5-car Meridian.
--
Roland Perry

In message
, at
00:18:58 on Mon, 7 Dec 2009, MIG remarked:
the misleading announcement for Circle Line trains which don't even
nearly "use the full length of the platform".

I always wonder about these kind of announcements in any case.

No matter how hard I try, I can only ever use one escalator at a time,
one doorway at a time and stand in one person-sized space on the
platform.

The one I find most difficult is "use both lanes" when entering a
multi-storey car park, as this would involve demolishing the ticket
machine.

And don't even mention "Dogs must be carried..."
--
Roland Perry

"MIG" wrote in message
...
On 6 Dec, 22:15, (Neil Williams) wrote:
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:25:06 -0800 (PST), Paul Oter

wrote:
At King's Cross (where Met trains are much longer than Circle or H+C
trains) there are small signs on the tunnel wall opposite the
eastbound platform that are intended to inform people that only Met
trains stop at the western end of the platform. However they are easy
to miss, and easy to misunderstand.

Come to think of it, I remember seeing those. But if they are seen as
too confusing (the Germans don't seem to have trouble with the
"Kurzzug" markers) they could just remove the misleading announcement
for Circle Line trains which don't even nearly "use the full length of
the platform".

I always wonder about these kind of announcements in any case.

No matter how hard I try, I can only ever use one escalator at a time,
one doorway at a time and stand in one person-sized space on the
platform.

========

So what is the alternative? "Use ANY door/escalator"? Doesn't have the same
punch. Maybe a more friendly "Spread yourselves about folks" would help?

MaxB

In message , Roland Perry
writes
Similarly, at Luton Airport Parkway they falsely claim that you should
use all the (recently extended to 12-car) platform, when the next EMT
train due is almost always going to be a 5-car Meridian.

I assume that it's part of the Government's anti-obesity campaign: they
like to see passengers sprint down the platform from the far end when
they see how short the train is.

At Luton Airport Parkway another part of the campaign is to announce
that a train will arrive in platform X and have it arrive in platform Y
(while X is still shown on all the displays). I've seen that three
times this year already, though I don't use the station more than about
once a month. Rushing up one long staircase and down the next really
does get the blood moving (not to say boiling).

--
Clive Page

And presumably when on a motorway slip road which *says "USE BOTH
LANES" you can only use one at a time as well


Unless you drive like my girlfriend, ignore the road markings, and
take up 50% of both lanes. It's amazing how much roadspace she can
hog with something as small as a Citroen C1 ... and she wonders why I
won't let her near the 407.

M