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Really annoying that they've started played the "See it, Say it" message on trains too. On the Northern Line it seems to automatically play as you go into Belsize Park both ways, and also at Goodge Street as well.
Mikey C | 22.09.22 - 9:11 a.m. | #
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They do need to trim down those recorded announcements, which all state the damn obvious. Often they clash with another platform, so you can't hear either; or drown the announcement on the train itself. Is this Central Line an Epping or a Newbury Park? Who knows. There's no indicator on the platform nearby, apart from the one telling you it's for Shenfield...
Alex McKenna | 22.09.22 - 9:20 a.m. | #
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Do the station staff have any control over what's played and how often.
The majority of the announcements are about creating a climate of fear, does your fellow passenger look like they're up to no good and/or give you a disease and/or inconsiderate?
It's not an accident they don't turn them off, a scared population is easier to control.
Get some headphones.
Still Anon | 22.09.22 - 9:50 a.m. | #
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So much for Grant Shapps' proposal to scrap unnecessary announcements!
Robbob | 22.09.22 - 9:54 a.m. | #
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The problem with making too many announcements is that people stop hearing them, which is a problem when something important does need to be announced.
Adrian | 22.09.22 - 10:14 a.m. | #
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And all in English which, although appropriate for the majority (if they're still listening) will be incomprehensible to some.
With such a high frequency of announcements, they could use alternate languages for the "most important" and oft repeated messages. At least then people forced to endure them could play spot the language whilst waiting.
Frank F | 22.09.22 - 10:32 a.m. | #
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A related problem is that many of the announcements also have text replacements, plus the lift out of order messages - I find when waiting on the stations served by multiple services it can be almost impossible to see what the subsequent departures are!
John | 22.09.22 - 10:46 a.m. | #
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I've noticed that some of the 61016 messages say "six one-oh-one six", and some say six-one oh one-six (different emphasis on 101, which is a non-emergency police voice number as well)
Which emphasis is in use at Stratford?
MilesT | 22.09.22 - 10:49 a.m. | #
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Agree with Adrian about tuning out and then missing important announcements!
Audio bombardment (from both stations and passengers), combined with the visual bombardment from flashing ads and crowds makes travelling very difficult for those , however slightly, on the autistic spectrum.
Even the low level of stress it produces is a health hazard over time.
Cornish Cockney | 22.09.22 - 11:08 a.m. | #
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My pet hate is announcements which cannot be heard properly. Often on trains the person just rattles through what they are required to without an apparent concern to whether it can be heard and understood. And as to recorded announcements, I am always amused by the one that seems to recommend that "personal longings" are not left on the train. I would have thought it was completely up to me what happens to those.
cau1khead | 22.09.22 - 11:13 a.m. | #
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Ahem, this morning I have Covid at last. Had a clean sheet since pandemic and am hearing there is a lot of it around, so mustn't grumble.
Noel | 22.09.22 - 11:13 a.m. | #
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"Would Inspector Sands please report to the operations room immediately."
Matt | 22.09.22 - 12:34 p.m. | #
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The one about masks is wrong, as mask wearing allegedly affords some protection to others; only minimally if at all to oneself. So the messaging should be revised to "wear a mask if you have reason to believe that doing so will help protect others", or some such twaddle.
Re seeitsorted, we can all do our bit by enlightening 61016 at every opportunity of something that doesn't look right. Just looking around now I can see ominous bags, people behaving suspiciously, misaligned artefacts suggesting mischief and a host of other miscellaneous inconsistencies. Suddenly everything looks wrong. I'm on the phone now.
Strabismus | 22.09.22 - 1:24 p.m. | #
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After enduring UK transport verbal diarrhoea it's always good to be back on the Paris metro. Simple announcements before each stop and multi-lingual tips about minding the gap and pickpockets as the train arrives at some tourist favourite stations.
ap | 22.09.22 - 2:18 p.m. | #
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After enduring UK transport verbal diarrhoea it's always good to be back on the Paris metro. Simple announcements before each stop and multi-lingual tips about minding the gap and pickpockets as the train arrives at some tourist favourite stations.
ap | 22.09.22 - 2:19 p.m. | #
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Repeated announcements are the worst.
spence | 22.09.22 - 2:40 p.m. | #
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The endless aural bombardment on platforms, trains and buses is why I travel by car whenever possible.
Gerry | 22.09.22 - 4:03 p.m. | #
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Repeated announcements are the worst.
Geofftech | 22.09.22 - 6:20 p.m. | #
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Please remember to keep priority seats free for people who need them...
These will include some of the over 75's who spent 12 hours in a queue last week.
cottonsocks | 22.09.22 - 7:13 p.m. | #
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Please reduce "verbal diarrhoea" and use logorrhoea instead!
Nick K | 22.09.22 - 8:48 p.m. | #
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My favourite is an exhortation to check your shoelaces.
Andy Riley | 23.09.22 - 7:34 a.m. | #
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You managed to miss Stratford's most annoying unformation message: "Stratford station operates a no-smoking policy."
No it doesn't. It's #3 in the Railway Byelaws. The station's management cannot have a meaningful "policy" about an area where they have no discretion or autonomy.
Rob | 23.09.22 - 8:30 a.m. | #
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Agree with 'Still Anon' above.
Tony | 23.09.22 - 9:54 a.m. | #
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I was at Ealing Broadway station yesterday and noticed what looked like a new poster advising me to wear a face covering if it helped me to travel with confidence.
There are a handful of passengers wearing face coverings on trains but do TfL really think that people who would otherwise not wear a face covering are suddenly persuaded to wear one because of these posters. They really do need to move on from the covid theatre.
Hadders | 23.09.22 - 5:41 p.m. | #
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I travelled from Crewe to Chester (and back) last week and can confirm that not only were our ears assaulted by "see it/say it/sorted" but also by the equivalent in Welsh.
Suse | 23.09.22 - 8:10 p.m. | #
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I just missed a DLR train at Stratford but, because it’s next week, I only got to wait for four minutes. Still four announcements though - e-unicycles, new timetable, priority seats and See It Bloody Sorted.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 29.09.22 - 12:45 p.m. | #
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Oh god, it's now June and not only are they still playing the face covering announcement, there's a ridiculous new one... "Please look after your children on the escalators and keep their feet away from the edges."
diamond geezer | Homepage | 06.06.23 - 11:38 p.m. | #
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