Just been listening to the Citylink57's announcements (thanks to Conor Watson's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rurihS8dMIY).
As for the announcements I wish they'd shorten the gap a little more between 'Next Stop'/This is' and '[Stop Name]'.
And its odd that some stop names are different to Cobalt Clipper announcements, e.g 'Sandyford Road, Portland Terrace' on the 57, but 'Sandyford Road, Benton House' on 309/310s - unless once the Cobalt Clippers get Emma's announcements they'll then match the 57's?
'Council Offices' isn't very good either - especially as that route runs through 3 different council's areas - Newcastle, Gateshead & North Tyneside.
'Newcastle Civic Centre, Northumbria University' would have been a better / more useful stop name.
(Its like on the metro having the stop 'University', ...which one? It should be 'Sunderland University'. Anyone entering the network at Central for example could spot that and presume its the uni they're after - Newcastle/Northumbria).
Other than a few niggles I'd personally change, overall its great to hear Emma Hignetts NSAs rolling out across the network.
Its a shame Arriva only invest in NSAs on their premium routes, and well, Stagecoach just don't bother at all.
Well done GNE.
**EDIT. Watching further into the video is seems they have the TA stop as 'Sandyford Road Council Offices', then the Civic Centre stop as 'Sandyford Road Civic Centre'. Weird.
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