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Re: Amusing announcements part II [Was: City Circle Trains]
- To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
- Subject: Re: Amusing announcements part II [Was: City Circle Trains]
- From: Mick Stock <mzs@eastwood.apana.org.au>
- Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 19:11:33 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Australian Public Access Network Association
- References: <35C0891A.96C35A2A@hutch.com.au> <35c1d8f0.6451157@toto.tig.com.au> <01bdbeb8$9f2369c0$01010101@mikeya>
- Reply-To: mzs@eastwood.apana.org.au
Mike Alexander wrote:
>
> > Maybe they need to sort out his bugs, announcing trains that do and do
> not go through the city loop
> > would be a good start.
>
> I rang the "Met Feedback Line", and complained about this very thing. The
> answer I got was that it would make the announcements too long. What a load
> of Rubbish!!! It is a huge PITA to have to check the screens to see if a
> train is a loop or not. Anyway, the old announcements seemed to manage it.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Mike Alexander
> (malex@bigfoot.com)
What's even worse is that the screens on platforms 2 & 3 have been out
of action
quite a bit recently. There is nothing worse that a crowded platform,
empty train
at it, and no-one knows where the %$# the train is going (and lack of
announcements
half the time)!
Mick.