Announcer System
In November 2006, the system was introduced with an automated announcer featuring the voice of Julie Berry, with a simultaneous upgrade to the dot matrix displays in the carriages. The driver can select between two settings: "commuter" and "tourist". In addition to this, the driver can add extra announcements through a code for example "please stand clear of the doors" or "Let customers off the train first please"
The "Alight" sections include:
- King's Cross St. Pancras tube station: "The Royal National Institute of the Blind"
- Russell Square tube station (or Holborn on some trains): "The British Museum"
- Covent Garden tube station: "London's Transport Museum"
- Green Park tube station: "Buckingham Palace"
- Knightsbridge tube station: "Harrods"
- South Kensington tube station: "The museums and Royal Albert Hall"
- Earls Court tube station: "Earls Court Exhibition Centre"
These "alights" are not included in the "commuter" setting.
Certain stations include announcements warning of the gap between the train and platform. Interchanges with other London Underground lines and other rail services are also included in announcements, such as Kings Cross St Pancras which includes St Pancras International.
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