Jamesrob637
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Any face covering announcements on open stations
Any face covering announcements full stop very soon!
Any face covering announcements full stop very soon!
How on earth do you draw a simple route map which contains every single possible variation of a train departing and arriving into, say, Leeds or London Waterloo?In such case you should be able to read the route map to see if the SQ712 train actually stops at your desired destination, or if you can change to another train for your destination on route!
Hmm, you could cut down on the stations being listed by saying "calling at all stations between here and xx". It is reassuring to have the stations read out, however. The "change at" announcements are the same for every service, so could presumably be replaced with occasional announcements or posters of some sort explaining onward connections. Request stops could also be removed and announced on the train instead if time really is tight.
This has me wondering, what do they announce at Clapham Junction?
There is no room for that sort of inconsistency in local services in a Takt. Close Bordesley or serve it properly, and all trains on a given route (e.g. "WM3", not necessarily everything passing through) should stop at Tyseley for consistency. The Merseyrail model is simple and well-understood - and does not require announcing all the stops!
There is no room for that sort of inconsistency in local services in a Takt. Close Bordesley or serve it properly, and all trains on a given route (e.g. "WM3", not necessarily everything passing through) should stop at Tyseley for consistency. The Merseyrail model is simple and well-understood - and does not require announcing all the stops!
Just do what is doing in Stockholm:How on earth do you draw a simple route map which contains every single possible variation of a train departing and arriving into, say, Leeds or London Waterloo?
Works well for all-stop metros, as is seen in the UK over many cities. However would work less well at, e.g. Barnes or Woking.Just do what is doing in Stockholm:
Brilliant. Now do this for even a small provincial town like Bedford: You need to include in a full non-covid timetable:Just do what is doing in Stockholm:
The alternative is to have one or several "standard" stopping patterns, with any modifications being announced.
For example, the Metropolitan line does this. You have "all stations", "semi-fast" and "fast" services, with standard stopping patterns. For those fast trains that call at Wembley Park northbound in the evening peak, there's an announcement that says "This train calls at Wembley Park".
Milford Haven announcements (presuming they have them) must be pretty long for services to Manchester. You’ve got at least 30 stops in English, then repeated in Welsh