What happened to Mind the Gap?
What happened to Mind the Gap?
In March 2013, an old “Mind the gap” recording by Oswald Laurence was restored to the curved northbound platform at Embankment station on the Northern line’s Charing Cross branch so that the actor’s widow, Dr Margaret McCollum, could hear his voice.
What does Mind the Gap mean?
Meaning: Mind the gap is an instruction used on the Underground in the UK to warn passengers to be careful when leaving the tube or train as there is quite a distance between the train and the platform.
Who is the voice of train announcements?
Angela Schneider
Angela Schneider has been the voice of the announcements since 2012. (She took over from Wiener Linien security engineer Franz Kaida, who had been doing them for the past 44 years and received a Goldener Rathausmann medal on retirement.)
Why is there a gap between train and platform?
The ideal platform would be straight and align perfectly with a train or other large vehicle. Even in this case, a small gap between the conveyances and the platform is necessary to allow the vehicles to move freely without rubbing against the platform edge.
What is the gap on a woman?
A thigh gap is a space between the inner thighs of someone who is standing with their knees straight and their feet together. It’s a so-called standard of beauty particularly applied to women’s bodies.
Who built London underground?
Marc Brunel and son Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the Thames Tunnel as a foot tunnel in 1843, but by 1869 enough money had been raised from visiting tourists to develop it into a transport cargo right under the Thames river.
Why is the London Underground so hot?
The heat in the tunnels is largely generated by the trains, with a small amount coming from station equipment and passengers. Temperatures on the Underground have slowly increased as the clay around the tunnels has warmed up; in the early days of the Underground it was advertised as a place to keep cool on hot days.
Who is the voice of train announcements UK?
Angela Schneider has been the voice of the announcements since 2012. (She took over from Wiener Linien security engineer Franz Kaida, who had been doing them for the past 44 years and received a Goldener Rathausmann medal on retirement.)
