Radley, Twyford and Ealing Broadway terminators

John R

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Re: Radley, Twyford and Ealing Broadway terminators

« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2017, 19:07:22 »

Quote from: grahame on March 17, 2017, 16:49:53

I am on the 16:30 Paddington to Taunton, wondering why it's not the 16:30 to Bridgwater ... as there's a 16:36 that I suspect is quicker to Taunton ...

I recall it used to be shown thus. Several times I've been aware of passengers who were expecting to get into Taunton around an hour earlier than they were actually going to. In most cases they have put headphones on as soon as they board and so have missed the announcement that might have given them a clue that they were going the long way round.


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bobm

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Re: Radley, Twyford and Ealing Broadway terminators

« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2017, 19:27:56 »

Buyer beware - put the true destination and if someone makes a mistake once they won't do it a second time.


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ChrisB

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Re: Radley, Twyford and Ealing Broadway terminators

« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2017, 17:23:32 »

As I said above, it doesn't matter *what* you add to the descriptors, research & experience shows pax don't read anything below the destination.....


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bobm

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Re: Radley, Twyford and Ealing Broadway terminators

« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2017, 07:31:57 »

It seems in some cases they don't even get as far as reading the destination...

Last night at Reading I re-directed a group of four people who were heading for Bracknell away from the 19:12 to Swansea to the 19:12 to London Waterloo.


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