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Group: uk.transport.london · Group Profile
Author: SamB
Date: Aug 5, 2008 04:43

On 3 Aug, 17:52, MIG doreenbird.co.uk> wrote:
> Today I was on a 21 in the Old Kent Road and on the approach to each
> bus stop, both the display and the voice announced the same thing, eg
> "Trafalgar Avenue".
>
> But when the bus was ready to leave each stop, the display announced
> "21 to Lewisham Centre" but the voice announced simply "Crystal
> Palace".
>
> This was more like the way that the next stop is announced, although
> it corresponded to announcing the route and destination.
>
> Maybe the voice says "Crystal Palace" every time it doesn't know what
> to say?
>

I was on a 21 the other day (probably the same one!) going in the
other direction, and instead of saying '21 to Newington Green' it said
'Crystal Palace Newington Green'. Goodness knows...
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