Richard J. wrote:
all trains have audible warnings of closing doors (if you count D
stock
hissing sounds as such), and it's hardly a surprise that the doors
have

The central line trains could be improved in this regard. Having the
beep/squeal go after the doors have started to close (and they close
quite fast) seems a curious design decision to me. I'm surprised they
haven't changed it by now.

to close before the train departs, I can't believe that the
announcements do much good. If they were just "mind the doors"
instead
of this nonsense about the train being ready to depart, which it
plainly
isn't with all the doors open, it would be less annoying.

Thing is , 99% of people know to get out of the way of the doors when
they're closing and don't need to be told anyway. Its the other
dimwitted
1% who can't seem to grasp the fact that the doors can't close with
their
fat arses or overstuffed backpacks in the way who are the problem and
they
obviously don't listen to the announcements anyway.

B2003