In message , R.C. Payne
writes
Ian Jelf wrote:
In message , R.C. Payne
writes
Yeah, and all those irritating conductors getting on our nerves
saying things like, "hold very tight, please," or, "mind the stairs."
The conductors on the Heritage Routemaster routes are *noticeably*
good at calling out. This was a practice which had been in decline
RMs for years and its nice to have it back!

Do you think part of their training involves listening to a certain
song by Flanders and Swann?
Do you know I think about "Transport of Delight" every time I ride on
one of the Heritage routes now! :-))
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 02:38:50 +0000, Marc Brett
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:38:50 GMT, "Richard J." wrote:

This is excellent news.

Indeed! I heard the system relies on GPS for navigation. I wonder -- Does it
have its own GPS receiver or does it integrate into the AVL system which all TfL
buses will eventually have? If the latter, then passengers will also benefit
from more evenly spaced buses and more accurate Countdown displays, which would
be nice.

this is the relevant link from the TfL Buses website

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ini-ibus.asp

--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

In message , at 11:10:50 on Wed, 18
Jan 2006, R.C. Payne remarked:
Yeah, and all those irritating conductors getting on our nerves saying
things like, "hold very tight, please,"

you left out the "DING DING".

or, "mind the stairs."

and those notices upstairs that always seemed to be altered to say
"Please mind your seat when leaving your head".
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:

and those notices upstairs that always seemed to be altered to say
"Please mind your seat when leaving your head".

"Fleas in your head" was the Merseyrail one...

Neil

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:48:54 +0000, Paul Corfield
wrote in :

this is the relevant link from the TfL Buses website

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ini-ibus.asp

Somebody should have proof-read it!

"The new service control workstations being provided to 90 garages
throughout London will provide comprehensive displays and tables of bus
location and performance than the current system."

--
Ivan Reid, Electronic & Computer Engineering, ___ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

wrote:

Not content with the awful beeps and robot-voices on most LU rolling
stock, TfL are now extending this intrusion to buses (already blessed
with "DOORS OPENING", "DOORS CLOSING" messages ad infinitum on some
routes).

Well I'm glad they're now actually saying "DOORS CLOSING" rather than
that infernal BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP that
they previously tried installing. The question now is: how do we get
London Underground and the other TOCs to follow suit?

--
Aidan Stanger
http://www.bettercrossrail.co.uk

wrote:
Not content with the awful beeps and robot-voices on most LU rolling
stock, TfL are now extending this intrusion to buses (already blessed

I noticed last week that the DLR has started rolling out automatic
announcements on its trains. This is a good idea because some trains
captains are better than others at remembering to give interchange
announcements etc. But it would be nice if they had kept the
announcements short and simple rather then announcing train
destination, next station, interchange information or other 'alight
for' places for the next station then reminding us to take our
belongings with us when leaving the train on the approach to every
station. Do we really need reminding at nearly every single station?

The voice doesn't sound especially cheerful either, and you get to hear
it quite a bit on your journey. The train captains I have spoken to
about it have said that they have had a lot of negative comments about
how intrusive it is, and they are not exactly thrilled by having to
listen to it for 4 hours themselves!

--
Gareth Davis

On 22 Jan 2006 06:47:04 -0800, wrote:

then reminding us to take our
belongings with us when leaving the train on the approach to every
station. Do we really need reminding at nearly every single station?

"....please keep all your belongings with you...."

I try. I really do. But the sideboard and sofa are still on Ilford
platform, the doors shut as I was finding a space for the piano...

In message , Laurence Payne
writes
On 22 Jan 2006 06:47:04 -0800, wrote:

then reminding us to take our
belongings with us when leaving the train on the approach to every
station. Do we really need reminding at nearly every single station?

"....please keep all your belongings with you...."

I try. I really do. But the sideboard and sofa are still on Ilford
platform, the doors shut as I was finding a space for the piano...

The front end of a Ford Escort was left on a District Line train in the
eighties, I was once told on a visit to the Lost Property Office in
Baker Street.......

--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006, Ian Jelf wrote:

In message , Laurence Payne
writes
On 22 Jan 2006 06:47:04 -0800, wrote:

then reminding us to take our belongings with us when leaving the
train on the approach to every station. Do we really need reminding at
nearly every single station?

"....please keep all your belongings with you...."

I try. I really do. But the sideboard and sofa are still on Ilford
platform, the doors shut as I was finding a space for the piano...

The front end of a Ford Escort was left on a District Line train in the
eighties, I was once told on a visit to the Lost Property Office in
Baker Street.......

Aah, is *that* where i left it. Do they still have it, do you know?

tom

--
""when i go to sleep, i dream "Wow. What a cool period of ulness."" --
TWIC, ox.clubs.ousfg -- William, ox.clubs.ousfg