You're a BTL commentator, she's supposed to be a serious journalist on a respectable paper. It wouldn't be illogical for her to be held to a higher standard. (View Post)

The recorded announcements on the trains I've been on have generally been pretty good. Live announcements, like announcements on stations, are much more variable - but I don't think the lat… (View Post)

I can really only see justification for two scheduled announcements per stop: on approach "we will shortly be arriving at X" and when the doors open at X "this is X, this train is for … (View Post)

Says the man who loves to quote opinion polls. (View Post)

That's not a repetitive and unneccessary announcement. The amount of recorded crap they bombard you with between stations is nuts. (View Post)