"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:02:27 -0000, wrote:

Not surprising, considering that it Farringdon appears to actually be a
pretty important hub.

It is. But it doesn't make it necessary to constantly drone on about
minding the doors and moving down inside the carriages. In the
morning peak, almost every passenger was there yesterday and will be
tomorrow, so if they haven't learnt by now that walking to the end of
the platform often gets you a seat they aren't going to. The
announcements are completely and utterly superfluous.

Yeah, but people still don't go to the far ends of the platforms,
particularly on the westbound track.

I think it's an element of pride in their "big railway". It doesn't
stop it being grating and pointless, though.

Do you mean the Met? Yes, I've heard many a time that they have a
holier-than-thou attitude. But still, there are many destinations and
several variants on how to run trains, so it is not surprising that there
are so many announcements.

Also, look at how many monitors there are at Baker Street at the transfer
between the Bkerloo and Jubilee lines.

In fact, the Met sometimes reminds me of the RER, in Paris.