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Title: Amusing if not misleading automated anouncements Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on July 09, 2009, 12:20:19 Having misjudged my connection times..ok I didn't check I've had a few hours in Plymouth just now an anouncement came up 'this is a platform alteration the 1255 service to gunislake will now depart from platform 5' ok fair play understand that and the 'the 1254 service to Penzance will now depart from platform 3' who knows what's wrong with that anouncement? Btw still havnt tried to correct it
Title: Re: Amusing if not misleading automated anouncements Post by: amiddl on July 09, 2009, 19:17:13 I'm probably wrong but isn't it the 13.54 that starts Plymouth. The 12.55 is the Gunnislake train so would normally start from platform 3 but could I guess start from 5.
Title: Re: Amusing if not misleading automated anouncements Post by: plymothian on July 09, 2009, 21:48:55 There is no 12.54 to Penzance.
Title: Re: Amusing if not misleading automated anouncements Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on July 09, 2009, 23:22:49 well i got to the bottom of the gunislake platform alteration... the unit failed and was left on 3 replacement turned up on 5, as for the phantom 1255 well that showed up on my phone and said platform 7 but i didnt see a train and 7 dont make sence.... there were workforces on the track?
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