On 4 Apr 2005 14:07:49 -0700, wrote:

Dave Arquati wrote:

IMHO, Hammersmith is a best-practice example of what can be achieved


Except when you're waiting for half an hour for an N10 (-Richmond)
listening to that same 2 minutes of piano music played over and over -
I keep expecting it to say "Your bus journey is important to us so
please continue to hold and a bus will be with you as soon as possible"

What's that? Have they introduced canned music at Hammersmith Bus Station?

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What's that? Have they introduced canned music at Hammersmith Bus Station?

Yes, about three years ago (and in certain other bus stations). Playing
classical music has apparently proved quite successful in reducing
vandalism and anti-social behaviour.

http://www.google.co.uk/groups?selm=...40main.machine

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Except when you're waiting for half an hour for an N10 (-Richmond)
listening to that same 2 minutes of piano music played over and over -
I keep expecting it to say "Your bus journey is important to us so
please continue to hold and a bus will be with you as soon as possible"

Don't joke about things like that. It'll probably happen within a
decade!
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