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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 10:26:33 GMT
What do you think of the new NTIs- widely used on Northern line (e.g Euston). Where the destination of the next train is loudly proclaimed as well as the next station that train will call at. Also who is the voice behind the announcement?
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Post by mcmaddog on Apr 9, 2014 11:55:36 GMT
I think their clarity is excellent though they need more flexibility. Eg I heard at Westminster "The next train is to Circle line".
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Post by domh245 on Apr 9, 2014 18:00:46 GMT
They're useful, especially when the platforms are packed and you can't see the dot matrix indicators. But is the "next station" bit strictly necessary. It might be useful at places like Camden Town or turnham green for example, but at any through station in the middle of a straight stretch (eg goodge street) the next station announcement are just irritating. All of the trains going in the same direction all have the same next stop. Its completely redundant!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 18:24:59 GMT
They're useful, especially when the platforms are packed and you can't see the dot matrix indicators. But is the "next station" bit strictly necessary. It might be useful at places like Camden Town or turnham green for example, but at any through station in the middle of a straight stretch (eg goodge street) the next station announcement are just irritating. All of the trains going in the same direction all have the same next stop. Its completely redundant! I agree but do you know who's voice it is? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 22:38:24 GMT
They're useful, especially when the platforms are packed and you can't see the dot matrix indicators. But is the "next station" bit strictly necessary. It might be useful at places like Camden Town or turnham green for example, but at any through station in the middle of a straight stretch (eg goodge street) the next station announcement are just irritating. All of the trains going in the same direction all have the same next stop. Its completely redundant! I agree but do you know who's voice it is? Phil Sayer's wife Elinor Hamilton does the automatic voices for Tubelines platforms. She can get quite chatty at Old Street with a lot of supplemental announcements at times. I rarely hear het at Camden Town during the peak though. |
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Post by Hassaan on Apr 10, 2014 0:12:56 GMT
I think their clarity is excellent though they need more flexibility. Eg I heard at Westminster "The next train is to Circle line". That is standard for all Circle Line announcements  I thought it asking you to stand back from the platform edge at the below ground JLE stations was bad enough  |
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Post by Hassaan on Apr 10, 2014 0:16:20 GMT
I agree but do you know who's voice it is? Phil Sayer's wife Elinor Hamilton does the automatic voices for Tubelines platforms. She can get quite chatty at Old Street with a lot of supplemental announcements at times. I rarely hear het at Camden Town during the peak though. The good thing is her voice is easy to hear over the background noise, unlike Anne at c2c stations and Euston. Still don't beat Phil Sayer though!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2014 21:20:06 GMT
The good thing is her voice is easy to hear over the background noise, unlike Anne at c2c stations and Euston. Still don't beat Phil Sayer though! I very much agree. For me, Phil has always been the warm and welcoming voice of UK rail stations. Elinor is pretty clear and audible over the rumble of adjacent trains and such like. Also that system is also a lot better than what they have in use at Kings Cross St' Pancras. |
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I thought it asking you to stand back from the platform edge at the below ground JLE stations was bad enough 
