Next Stop Announcement Systems

Rapidsnap · 27 Jul 2022, 11:57 pm,

Next Stop... Washington B&Q, alight here to get the same paint we use for our buses.
Next Stop... Stadium of Light, alight here for instant regret.
Next Stop... St James' Park, alight here to get the same oil we use in our bus engines.
Next Stop... Beamish Museum, alight here to get a ride on a replica old bus that is new than the bus that brought you here.
Next Stop... is not Killingworth Bus Station as we no longer serve here.
Next Stop... Central Station, come ride on the former MDs Lumo Trains.

Rob44 · 28 Jul 2022, 2:16 pm,

(27 Jul 2022, 11:57 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Next Stop... Washington B&Q, alight here to get the same paint we use for our buses.
Next Stop... Stadium of Light, alight here for instant regret.
Next Stop... St James' Park, alight here to get the same oil we use in our bus engines.
Next Stop... Beamish Museum, alight here to get a ride on a replica old bus that is new than the bus that brought you here.
Next Stop... is not Killingworth Bus Station as we no longer serve here.
Next Stop... Central Station, come ride on the former MDs Lumo Trains.

If only there was a like button on here. I would have pressed it for this post!! ?

Aaron21 · 28 Jul 2022, 6:21 pm,

Well I can now know I've gotta listen to the pub announcement on the 1 going into Gateshead horray. Thank god Martijn doesn't have a hand in running the metro. God forbid the Gateshead announcement

Unber43 · 28 Jul 2022, 6:23 pm,

(28 Jul 2022, 6:21 pm)Aaron21 wrote Well I can now know I've gotta listen to the pub announcement on the 1 going into Gateshead horray. Thank god Martijn doesn't have a hand in running the metro. God forbid the Gateshead announcement

im pretty sure no one knows what Microbus is, the first time I heard it I thought it was a mistake.

What about the other facilities around Microbus why don't they get annoucements.

Aaron21 · 28 Jul 2022, 6:25 pm,

(28 Jul 2022, 6:23 pm)Unber43 wrote im pretty sure no one knows what Microbus is, the first time I heard it I thought it was a mistake.

What about the other facilities around Microbus why don't they get annoucements.

Cause they don't get visited by Gilbert that's why lol

(28 Jul 2022, 6:23 pm)Unber43 wrote im pretty sure no one knows what Microbus is, the first time I heard it I thought it was a mistake.

What about the other facilities around Microbus why don't they get annoucements.

That could be said for a lot of announcements..but what really annoys me about it is that they done it for a pub.

You don't hear announcements for High Street shopping at say somewhere like Cramlington or Wallsend. You don't hear it on the QA/QB going into Haymarket or any other service that passes near shopping places. Like u don't hear an announcement at Metrocentre for alight here for local shopping facilities. Why did it have to a pub the Gilbert goes to. Arriva won't have done something like that. No company would.

On the topic of stuff like this what happened to the announcement that would read out change here for services to Metrocentre when u go Gateshead. Used to hear it on the X1 before it went to X Lines

More stuff to rant about. Is the X21 announcements just copied from when it was branded Castle Express cause its the only service to do the Welcome on board your X Lines service to wherever. This bus will call at announcements. Never hear that on any other bus apart from the X21. I also find it funny she mentions all that for her to say your next stop will be Newgate Street Wilkinson

streetdeckfan · 28 Jul 2022, 7:16 pm,

(28 Jul 2022, 6:25 pm)Aaron21 wrote More stuff to rant about. Is the X21 announcements just copied from when it was branded Castle Express cause its the only service to do the Welcome on board your X Lines service to wherever. This bus will call at announcements. Never hear that on any other bus apart from the X21. I also find it funny she mentions all that for her to say your next stop will be Newgate Street Wilkinson

No, that only came in when they rebranded to X-Lines, as far as I remember anyway. I remember moaning at the time about how it never shuts up.
The thing that always confused me with the X21 is where it does the 'Welcome to passengers joining us in X'. It says it for Coundon, where you may occasionally get the odd person getting on, but doesn't say it for Bishop or Spennymoor!

The first bus I remember it waffling on was the X9/X10, it would give you the spiel about the WiFi, USB etc. and how long until the destination.

Unber43 · 28 Jul 2022, 7:34 pm,

(28 Jul 2022, 7:16 pm)streetdeckfan wrote No, that only came in when they rebranded to X-Lines, as far as I remember anyway. I remember moaning at the time about how it never shuts up.
The thing that always confused me with the X21 is where it does the 'Welcome to passengers joining us in X'. It says it for Coundon, where you may occasionally get the odd person getting on, but doesn't say it for Bishop or Spennymoor!

The first bus I remember it waffling on was the X9/X10, it would give you the spiel about the WiFi, USB etc. and how long until the destination.

Tbf I like when it says Expect arrival in Durham in approx X mins

Aaron21 · 28 Jul 2022, 9:08 pm,

I hate and find it funny how she mentions the whole stops it does only for her to say..your next stop will be Newgate Street Wilkinson

OrangeArrow49 · 28 Jul 2022, 9:16 pm,

(28 Jul 2022, 9:08 pm)Aaron21 wrote I hate and find it funny how she mentions the whole stops it does only for her to say..your next stop will be Newgate Street Wilkinson

So you said 2 hours ago.

Next stop...more repetitive nonsense.

It's funny how she mentions all the stops only to say your next stop will be Newgate Street Wilkinsons isn't it?

Next stop...more repetitive nonsense.

ne14ne1 · 29 Jul 2022, 6:39 am,

(24 Jul 2022, 8:31 pm)ne14ne1 wrote I’m all for Next Stop Announcements including important information, like ‘Clayton Street West, for Central Station’.
I’ve previously asked why ‘High Level Bridge North’ doesn’t say ‘for Central Station’ too.

However the pub info just doesn’t quite sit in the same category does it. It’s not important information or a key destination that a justifiable number of customers may need to know about (or care about).

Do next stop announcements tell you where to alight for shopping centres, cathedrals, museums, nearby Metro stations or hospitals.
They do not.
Are they going to start naming random local businesses elsewhere? Let’s hope not.
‘Next stop, Durham Road. Alight for Chelsea O’Connor Hair and Heavenly Feet Chiropody & Podiatry’.

Is this random pub announcement more likely because the owner is seemingly a GNE fanboy (see: https://twitter.com/microbusg/status/1543289393586311169?s=21&t=0KxCJ6L8PbzOLWNZ53TosA) and MG likes the place? Surely that can be the only answer?

Exhibit #256, your honour:

https://twitter.com/martijngne/status/1552767722601304066?s=21&t=S_RN5O7fLF_sf-AnATCFhw

Big Grin

Ambassador · 29 Jul 2022, 7:44 am,

(29 Jul 2022, 6:39 am)ne14ne1 wrote Exhibit #256, your honour:

https://twitter.com/martijngne/status/1552767722601304066?s=21&t=S_RN5O7fLF_sf-AnATCFhw

Shameless isn't he!

**Adrian** · 29 Jul 2022, 9:19 am,

(29 Jul 2022, 6:39 am)ne14ne1 wrote Exhibit #256, your honour:

https://twitter.com/martijngne/status/1552767722601304066?s=21&t=S_RN5O7fLF_sf-AnATCFhw

Man pops into a pub for a pint. Throw him in the tower immediately!

Ambassador · 29 Jul 2022, 11:05 am,

(29 Jul 2022, 9:19 am)Adrian wrote Man pops into a pub for a pint. Throw him in the tower immediately!

You know fine well the context in which the jest was made

Retro Nero · 31 Jul 2022, 6:57 am,

Since the service changes on 24 July, there are quite a few services have no stop announcements., Now a week into changes

**Adrian** · 31 Jul 2022, 1:55 pm,

https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/15...Pf4wkT62Vw&s=19

Saw this and thought we should absolutely have some "alight here for your breakfast" announcements added to the NSAs.

Can't be having the MD go somewhere for food and drink and not have announcements for it.

Could even offer to cook the breakfast on the energy generated by the meltdown on this forum, which would save money against the tide of rising energy bills. [emoji6]

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ne14ne1 · 31 Jul 2022, 3:57 pm,

(31 Jul 2022, 1:55 pm)Adrian wrote https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/15...Pf4wkT62Vw&s=19

Saw this and thought we should absolutely have some "alight here for your breakfast" announcements added to the NSAs.

Can't be having the MD go somewhere for food and drink and not have announcements for it.

Could even offer to cook the breakfast on the energy generated by the meltdown on this forum, which would save money against the tide of rising energy bills. [emoji6]

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Im not sure The Bonney Comet have done enough ass-licking for that.

**Adrian** · 31 Jul 2022, 3:59 pm,

(31 Jul 2022, 3:57 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Im not sure The Bonney Comet have done enough ass-licking for that.

Have you tried either, out or interest?

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ne14ne1 · 03 Aug 2022, 3:45 pm,

Aaron21 · 03 Aug 2022, 4:16 pm,

Nice to know that the Askew Road stop now says. Askew Road, for Railway Quarter. Still don't see the point in an announcement for a pub that the md vists

ne14ne1 · 03 Aug 2022, 4:21 pm,

(03 Aug 2022, 4:16 pm)Aaron21 wrote Nice to know that the Askew Road stop now says. Askew Road, for Railway Quarter. Still don't see the point in an announcement for a pub that the md vists

Why is it nice, out of interest?