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Richard J. · April 22nd 07, 08:43 AM posted to uk.transport.london

James Farrar wrote:
On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:17 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:

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(Andy) wrote:

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It's always been like this since the dot matrix indicators were
installed in the late-80s.

Fair enough. But how do LT work out their minutes?

The story I was told was they were designed to make customers feel
like they are getting a better service as people would not notice
the difference between lu and real time.

At East Putney it's the other way round. The sign says the next
train is due in 3 minutes as the train appears round the corner and
enters the platform.

Hammersmith (Picc westbound) is similar to this. It also annoys me
that it lists the first train, plus the next train to a different
destination. "1. Heathrow 1 min / Next train to Northfields in 5 min"
is not helpful if you're trying to go to Rayners Lane. And in any
case, the next train to Northfields is in 1 min.

I think you'll find it says "Next train to XXXXXX *within* 5 min", so it is
actually correct (though not very helpful, as you say).
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Richard J.
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