rbt
Senior Member
Except on the Piccadilly line where it is very much appreciated by large numbers of half-asleep tourists coming in from Heathrow.
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Except on the Piccadilly line where it is very much appreciated by large numbers of half-asleep tourists coming in from Heathrow.
Good point, but it seems to be on all lines (I was on the DLR, the Jubilee and the District lines)
kotsy
Senior Member
They're fantastic because they are done by professional voice actors and are very informative. "This station is Green Park. Change here for the Piccadilly and Victoria Lines. Exit here for Buckingham Palace.............. This train terminates at Stratford."
One thing that drives me nuts is when the TTC T1 trains play the announcements twice. You already hear each station an excessive 4 times (two on departure, 2 on arrival). Hearing it 8 times is just maddening. When I used to drive on the YUS line I would shut them off and calling them out myself to stop myself from going insane. It happened last weekend on the train I was taking home and I almost got off to wait for the next train
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
I herd somewhere that when that happens it means that another car on the train was used as a lead car and it didn't get switched off properly when it was put into a new train
JasonParis
Moderator
Tfl announcement generally include the name of the service, the termination destination and the next stop. So an equivalent in Toronto would be "This is the 501 Queen service terminating at Neville Park. Next stop is Church." The service/termination are generally only announced at major stops. I agree it is far superior to ours.
christiesplits
Senior Member
My favourite is the MTA: "Stand clear of the closing doors."
johntauren
Active Member
Some agencies outside of Toronto have such a thing, exterior announcements of routes. I know for sure Brampton and Mississauga have them. ie. "Route 501 Zum Queen Eastbound to York University"
I find Mississauga to be much less specific on that. ie "Route 11 Westwood to Subway"
kotsy
Senior Member
I have a tribal house song with that sample in it (among other MTA announcements and the chimes).
http://pro.beatport.com/track/party-in-the-subway-manhattan-mix/3881890
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AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
And you learn how to pronouce Hainault...
salsa
Senior Member
nfitz
Superstar
Wow ... Haynolt! As a Londoner who grew up partly in Montreal, even I find that jarring (where it would be closer to Hayno). Haven't been east of the Lea much ...
kotsy
Senior Member
I'm a house music junkie. I wanna hear it
Follow the link I posted. It's not my track, I just meant that I bought it!
If you dig it, I play tracks like that on my monthly tribal podcast - www.kotsy.podomatic.com
/shameless plug
APTA-2048
Senior Member
Most agencies are going to be doing this, TTC included. One or two buses currently do.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
TTC Too Full to Atttact Ridership Growth: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/10/26/ttc-too-full-to-attract-expected-ridership-growth.html
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
This is what happens when we have two mayors at city hall that haven't boost service to beyond what it was at 2008.