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Re: New platform indicators
There are also TV monitors there which list arrivals...
Paul Dwerryhouse <paul@xenu.ee.mu.oz.au> wrote in article
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> "Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@NO.CANNED.HAM.hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > Paul Dwerryhouse <paul@xenu.ee.mu.oz.au> wrote:
>
> >> >The most annoying thing that I found was that they didn't tell you what
> >> >time the next train was arriving... for Central Station, that's
> >> >unforgivable, as far as I'm concerned.
>
> >They do. I've heard announcements there: "The x.xx train from xxxxxxx will
> >arrive on platform number x", at Central
>
> Pedant ;)
>
> I meant the indicators. Sporadic announcements are no good. I want to know
> what time the next train comes when I _look_ at the indicators (because,
> in some cases, it helps you to determine what platform you want to be
> standing on).
>
> Paul.
>
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