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Tramlink turnaround at New Addington

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Over the past week I have travelled to New Addington by tram. On the return journey, the destination infrormation on the displays showed the corect destination (West Croydon) but the 'next stop' was incorrect ('Church Street' and 'Combe Lane' were repeated). Also the Nicholas Owen commentary was missing.
When the driver changes ends at New Addington, should the system reset the 'next stop' display and the Nicholas Owen commentary, or is it the driver's job?
These were the older, original, trams.

Talking of the Nicholas Owen commentary, when the tram service began, the voice used had an accent that I placed as North Surrey. Who was he?
 
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Over the past week I have travelled to New Addington by tram. On the return journey, the destination infrormation on the displays showed the corect destination (West Croydon) but the 'next stop' was incorrect ('Church Street' and 'Combe Lane' were repeated). Also the Nicholas Owen commentary was missing.
When the driver changes ends at New Addington, should the system reset the 'next stop' display and the Nicholas Owen commentary, or is it the driver's job?
These were the older, original, trams.

Talking of the Nicholas Owen commentary, when the tram service began, the voice used had an accent that I placed as North Surrey. Who was he?
Ray Brooks was the original voice.
 

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Over the past week I have travelled to New Addington by tram. On the return journey, the destination infrormation on the displays showed the corect destination (West Croydon) but the 'next stop' was incorrect ('Church Street' and 'Combe Lane' were repeated). Also the Nicholas Owen commentary was missing.
When the driver changes ends at New Addington, should the system reset the 'next stop' display and the Nicholas Owen commentary, or is it the driver's job?
These were the older, original, trams.

Talking of the Nicholas Owen commentary, when the tram service began, the voice used had an accent that I placed as North Surrey. Who was he?
Nicholas Owen has spent all his life in North Surrey, I believe.
 

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Sometimes the 'next stop' information glitches out and that can be resolved with a complete power down and power up of the tram. So I've heard
 
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