We seem to be getting announcements every ten minutes
on the tube advising us to take water with us and not to
travel while unwell. It's amazing we've survived the last
100 years on the Tube going to work without 2 litres of
Perrier :-) Sensible announcement, or complete ******** ?

My main point though is how about announcing the dangers
of running on the underground ? At least once a year I get
some kid (usually about 19 and wearing a track suit) do the
rush goalie bit, trying to get on the Piccadilly line at Kings X.

Now I'm built like the proverbial outhouse and have more than
my fair share of inertia. So the usual result is that the kid hits
me, gets badly winded and ends up going back 2 feet in the
direction they came from. This happened Friday, and he was
apologising profusely in between fighting for breath.

I did what I usually do. Make sure he's OK and tell him the
error of running on the underground. "If I had been a little old
lady, I'd be on the way to intensive care" I say. But it shouldn't
be me telling him this. It should be the announcers on the
underground !

So come on guys, less ******** about water, and more about
real problems !!
--
Edward Cowling - London - UK

In message , Edward
Cowling writes
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So come on guys, less ******** about water, and more about
real problems !!

I often make announcements about running across the platforms especially
when they may be slippery and walking too near the edge; it's all part
of managing the PTI
However, I wonder how many people actually take any notice.
--
Kat

Kat wrote:
In message ,
Edward Cowling writes
snipped

So come on guys, less ******** about water, and more about
real problems !!

I often make announcements about running across the platforms
especially when they may be slippery and walking too near the edge;
it's all part of managing the PTI
However, I wonder how many people actually take any notice.

It would help if more were audible, which they aren't at many stations,
though the new systems are much better, e.g. Earl's Court.

But the main reason why people don't take any notice IMHO is because
there are just too many announcements. It's a continual stream: good
service on all lines don't leave any items unattended no smoking
anywhere on the underground let customers off the train first mind the
gap drink lots of water good service on all lines use all available
doors move right down inside the car this train is ready to depart
please stand well clear of the closing doors mind the doors good service
on all lines ...

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

"Richard J." wrote in message
...
there are just too many announcements. It's a continual stream: good
service on all lines

LOL That's a good one!
--
Everything above is the personal opinion of the author, and nothing to do
with where he works and all that lovely disclaimery stuff.
Posted in his lunch hour too.

"Richard J." wrote in message
...
But the main reason why people don't take any notice IMHO is because
there are just too many announcements. It's a continual stream: good

"Services on the Victoria line are normal" is my own
favourite. It either means the service is so bad normally
that a decent service requires an announcement, or that
normal service is the long waits we're all used to :-)

The worst though is the North London Line, or Silverlink
as they laughingly call it. Every late train is announced with
an apology..... and most days that's a very long list. I can
see someone taking an axe to the speakers pretty soon.

--
Edward Cowling - London - UK

"Edward Cowling" wrote in message
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"Richard J." wrote in message
...
But the main reason why people don't take any notice IMHO is because
there are just too many announcements. It's a continual stream: good

"Services on the Victoria line are normal" is my own
favourite. It either means the service is so bad normally
that a decent service requires an announcement, or that
normal service is the long waits we're all used to :-)

The worst though is the North London Line, or Silverlink
as they laughingly call it. Every late train is announced with
an apology..... and most days that's a very long list. I can
see someone taking an axe to the speakers pretty soon.

Aren't trains always 15 minutes apart? In which case a train running 15
minutes late is unnoticable.

--
Everything above is the personal opinion of the author, and nothing to do
with where he works and all that lovely disclaimery stuff.
Posted in his lunch hour too.

Paul Weaver wrote:

"Edward Cowling" wrote in message
.uk...

"Richard J." wrote in message
...

But the main reason why people don't take any notice IMHO is because
there are just too many announcements. It's a continual stream: good

"Services on the Victoria line are normal" is my own
favourite. It either means the service is so bad normally
that a decent service requires an announcement, or that
normal service is the long waits we're all used to :-)

The worst though is the North London Line, or Silverlink
as they laughingly call it. Every late train is announced with
an apology..... and most days that's a very long list. I can
see someone taking an axe to the speakers pretty soon.


Aren't trains always 15 minutes apart? In which case a train running 15
minutes late is unnoticable.

Not on Sundays, when I last used the NLL... about 10 mins late one way
and cancelled the other way.

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:03:24 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

But the main reason why people don't take any notice IMHO is because
there are just too many announcements. It's a continual stream: good
service on all lines don't leave any items unattended no smoking
anywhere on the underground let customers off the train first mind the
gap drink lots of water good service on all lines use all available
doors move right down inside the car this train is ready to depart
please stand well clear of the closing doors mind the doors good service
on all lines ...

I'll probably get sacked for saying it but I agree.

I absolutely hate the incessant broadcasting of messages. I change at
Kings Cross and if I need to wait for a Piccadilly Line for more than 30
seconds I can guarantee to have heard the same messages at least 3 times
during my connection.

I also feel like screaming when "good service" is repeatedly announced
and it is obvious that there hasn't been a train for 5 minutes and the
indicator is saying "next train 8 minutes". We (LUL) really have an
enormous amount to learn in order to get messages correct and in context
all of the time. I'm afraid I also have the cynical reaction of the
original poster to "The Victoria Line is working normally" announcement
- proves I'm human I suppose.

I do like the line based notice boards as you enter through the ticket
gates that allows you to very quickly assess what is going well and what
isn't. Most stations do well in keeping those up to date IME.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

Paul Corfield ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

I absolutely hate the incessant broadcasting of messages. I change at
Kings Cross and if I need to wait for a Piccadilly Line for more than 30
seconds I can guarantee to have heard the same messages at least 3 times
during my connection.

Try using Baker St first thing in the morning or after about mid-evening.
No announcements whatsoever, so as not to annoy the poor little delicate
sausages who live near by.

I can see the point of view of those who've been living there since before
the station was built, but the rest of 'em can bloody lump it. If they
don't want station sound effects, they shouldn't have moved next to a
station.

Grrr.

In message , Adrian
writes
I can see the point of view of those who've been living there since before
the station was built, but the rest of 'em can bloody lump it. If they
don't want station sound effects, they shouldn't have moved next to a
station.

Do you suppose there's anyone living there that's been there since
before the station was built?!
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk