What's this 'Your next stop is?' sign for?

[BurtonM]

Going home from Manchester this morning, I noticed a sign on the eastern end of the platform at Ardwick. White, with a blue and white striped border and written in red, 'Your next stop is?'

What's it for?

 

[TheEdge]

There are quite a few variations on a theme and they are generally put where there is a history of fail to calls.

So at the call before the issue station is a sign to prompt the driver to double check if they call at that station.
http://www.railsigns.uk/sect8page6/sect8page6.html

Has a section on them at the bottom of the page.

 

[BurtonM]

That's the one - Ardwick isn't between Bolton and Salford though!
Probably relates to Ashburys, and/or the whole Fairfield/Gorton alternating thing.

 

[Jamesb1974]

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[causton]

Similar at stations around Capenhurst on the Merseyrail network IIRC

(Of course there is, it's on the link above!)

 

[superalbs]

This was at Digby & Sowton and Topsham on the first few days of Newcourt, to remind drivers of it's opening.

 

[HarleyDavidson]

It seems that some drivers have the memory span of a goldfish. The only time I have done it, is when I used a schedule sheet, so now I just fold them up and put them in my pocket.

 

[HSTfan!!!]

Believe I recall seeing a similiar thing at Treforest which comprises of a exclamation mark in a red triangle and "Treforest Estate" as only some of the trains on that line call there.

 

[455driver]

It seems that some drivers have the memory span of a goldfish. The only time I have done it, is when I used a schedule sheet, so now I just fold them up and put them in my pocket.

That's coz ewe iz brilllliunt!

 

[FordFocus]

As posted previously where there has been a history of fail to calls because of different stopping patterns, particularly at peak times then the TOC, Northern in this case will put the sign up to remind drivers to double check their schedule card on where their next stop is.

HTH

 

[Crossover]

Similar at stations around Capenhurst on the Merseyrail network IIRC

(Of course there is, it's on the link above!)

Yep - On the status: uncertain on that link, I was at Bache earlier today and it was very much in existence

 

[FartinLewis]

Ah, I always wondered what the '? Romford' sign meant on the GEML, I can now sleep at night

 

[Mintona]

It seems that some drivers have the memory span of a goldfish. The only time I have done it, is when I used a schedule sheet, so now I just fold them up and put them in my pocket.

You must be glad you're such a perfect driver.