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Announcements
heard on the London Underground
The
following announcements were all heard and reported by visitors
to the "Going Underground" website.
Heard at Earl's Court:
"The train at platform three is
not going to Parsons Green but to Richmond.The train approaching
platform two is also not going to Parsons Green but to Ealing Broadway.
These trains are not going to Parsons Green despite what the signal
men think.
On the Northern Line:
"Beggars are operating on this
train, please do NOT encourage these professional beggars, if you
have any spare change, please give it to a registered charity, failing
that, give it to me."
On the Piccadilly Line:
"To the gentleman wearing the
long grey coat trying to get on the second carriage, what part of
'stand clear of the doors' don't you understand?"
At Leyton station (where a train was
stationary despite a green light):
"Sorry for the delay ladies and
gentlemen but there is a queue of trains ahead of us so I have decided
to wait here, because I'm sure you don't want to sit in a tunnel
getting hot and sweaty"
On the Central line:
"Next time, you might find it
easier to wait until the doors are open before trying to get on
the train"
At King's Cross:
"This train is completely broken,
it isn't going anywhere"
On the Victoria line:
"This
is Brixton, err, no, it's Victoria!" "This is like that
TV advert, I hope the person next to you is wearing a good deodorant!"
"Have a very relaxing weekend. Hope to see you all again Monday
morning!"
At Camden town station (on a crowded
Saturday afternoon):
"Please let the passengers off
the train first...
Please let the passengers off the train first...
Please let the passengers off the train first...
Let the passengers off the train FIRST!...
Oh go on then, stuff yourselves in like sardines, see if I care,
I'm going home.'
At Moorgate (after a 20-minute delay):
"I apologise for the delay but
the computer controlling the signalling at Aldgate and Whitechapel
has the Monday Morning Blues"
At West Hampstead:
"We can't move off because some
c*** has their f***ing hand stuck in the door'
At Mill Hill East:
"Hello this is xxx speaking, I
am the captain of your train, and we will be departing shortly,
we will be cruising at an altitude of approximately zero feet, and
our scheduled arrival time in Morden is 3:15pm. The temperature
in Morden is approximately 15 degrees celsius, and Morden is in
the same time zone as Mill Hill east, so there's no need to adjust
your watches."
On a delayed train at Epping (when
the driver had a chat with a colleague unaware that he'd left the
tannoy on):
"bollocks to the lot of them,
I don't care if they don't make it to work."
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