"THC" wrote in message
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My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17 at Clapham Junction
- the phrase is certainly picked out in white paint as you step off
the train) but for the life of me I can't think of any examples of
seeing it written or hearing it on PA systems elsewhere in the UK.
I'd be grateful for any examples, o wise ones!

A repetitive 'Mind the Gap' as per for example the Waterloo Bakerloo
platforms is rare, but certainly in the SWT area, 'Mind the gap' is an
integral part of platform announcements at a fair number of stations, as is
'Mind the step down from the train' in on train announcements. Certainly
occurs widely enough not to be considered unusual.

Paul S

"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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"THC" wrote in message
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My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17 at Clapham Junction
- the phrase is certainly picked out in white paint as you step off
the train) but for the life of me I can't think of any examples of
seeing it written or hearing it on PA systems elsewhere in the UK.
I'd be grateful for any examples, o wise ones!

A repetitive 'Mind the Gap' as per for example the Waterloo Bakerloo
platforms is rare, but certainly in the SWT area, 'Mind the gap' is an
integral part of platform announcements at a fair number of stations, as
is 'Mind the step down from the train' in on train announcements.
Certainly occurs widely enough not to be considered unusual.

SWT are obsessed with announcements all the time on and off the train. It
gets really annoying (though they'll claim they have to keep telling you to
read the safety notices.)

"Graculus" wrote in message
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"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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"THC" wrote in message
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My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17 at Clapham Junction
- the phrase is certainly picked out in white paint as you step off
the train) but for the life of me I can't think of any examples of
seeing it written or hearing it on PA systems elsewhere in the UK.
I'd be grateful for any examples, o wise ones!

A repetitive 'Mind the Gap' as per for example the Waterloo Bakerloo
platforms is rare, but certainly in the SWT area, 'Mind the gap' is an
integral part of platform announcements at a fair number of stations, as
is 'Mind the step down from the train' in on train announcements.
Certainly occurs widely enough not to be considered unusual.

SWT are obsessed with announcements all the time on and off the train. It
gets really annoying (though they'll claim they have to keep telling you
to read the safety notices.)

e.g. at Woking. They will have a routine announcement such as "Weekend
travel information from South West Trains..." which goes on at length
detailing what buses etc. you will need at the weekend. However, if a train
comes in before it has finished (quite frequently at Woking) it will cut
that off and come straight in with "Platform 4 for the xx:xx....". Then a
few seconds later you will be treated to the weekend travel information
again (from the start). However, if a train then comes in.... you get the
picture.

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:56:04 GMT someone who may be "Bob Harris"
wrote this:-

e.g. at Woking. They will have a routine announcement such as "Weekend
travel information from South West Trains..." which goes on at length
detailing what buses etc. you will need at the weekend. However, if a train
comes in before it has finished (quite frequently at Woking) it will cut
that off and come straight in with "Platform 4 for the xx:xx....".

If they would do the same thing with television sets displaying
so-called security messages, engineering information and, very
occasionally, where the next train is going to that would be great.



--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
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On Jan 22, 10:26*am, THC wrote:
My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17 at Clapham Junction
- the phrase is certainly picked out in white paint as you step off
the train) but for the life of me I can't think of any examples of
seeing it written or hearing it on PA systems elsewhere in the UK.
I'd be grateful for any examples, o wise ones!

THC

Yes it is indeed used elsewhere. On the New York subway a derivative
of "Mind the gap" in the form of "Mind da gap mon" is often used. Also
to altert pasengers to the iminent closure of the doors "Stand clear a
da clozin dawz, pleeze" is usually announced.

Paul

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:26:12 -0800, THC wrote:

My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17 at Clapham Junction -
the phrase is certainly picked out in white paint as you step off the
train) but for the life of me I can't think of any examples of seeing it
written or hearing it on PA systems elsewhere in the UK. I'd be grateful
for any examples, o wise ones!

THC

The automated announcements on class 175s always used to say "When
leaving the train, please mind the gap between the train and the platform
edge" at all stations. I'm not sure if they still do.

peter

"naked_draughtsman" wrote in message
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:26:12 -0800, THC wrote:

My wife wants to know whether "Mind the Gap" as used on London
Underground is used on railways, metros outside London (I'm pretty
certain that announcements are made on Platform 17 at Clapham Junction -
the phrase is certainly picked out in white paint as you step off the
train) but for the life of me I can't think of any examples of seeing it
written or hearing it on PA systems elsewhere in the UK. I'd be grateful
for any examples, o wise ones!

THC

The automated announcements on class 175s always used to say "When
leaving the train, please mind the gap between the train and the platform
edge" at all stations. I'm not sure if they still do.


SPT units do the same thing - Think the message is along the lines of "We
are now approaching Carntyne, please mind the gap when alighting from this
train" It took about 3 iterations of the announcement software to get to
that..... The message is read at every station, regardless of the size of
the gap.

Unfortunately I'd become de-sensitised to the constant reminders to mind the
gap when I visited Bristol TM on a 150. Please mind the yawning chasm
between the train and P3 would have been more appropriate.

They were saying 'Mind the gap' in Portuguese on the Rio de Janeiro
metro yesterday.
tim

In article
,
(TimB) wrote:

They were saying 'Mind the gap' in Portuguese on the Rio de Janeiro
metro yesterday.

You're going to have to give us what they said in Portuguese now.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

TimB wrote:
They were saying 'Mind the gap' in Portuguese on the Rio de Janeiro
metro yesterday.
tim

They were displaying
PLEASE LISEN O ANOUNCGMGNTS.....?
on my Southeastern train this afternoon.

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK