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Mar 25, 2022 · Londoners and regular visitors will know exactly what it is - the safety warning heard at London Underground stations encouraging passengers to mind the gap between the train and the platform edge. However, the dulcet tones of the safety announcement at Embankment station have a very special story.
"Mind the gap" or sometimes "watch the gap" is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train doorway and the station platform edge.
Dec 24, 2016 · Mind the Gap: Emma Clarke, 46, who voices announcements used on the Central, Bakerloo and Victoria Lines. Millions of London commuters hear their voices every day – but little is known...
Sep 11, 2020 · Keith Wilson. A load of London Underground stations got their Mind the Gap recordings from PA Communications Ltd in Milton Keynes. The voice you can hear is that of Keith Wilson, who was the industrial sales manager of the company at the time it was recorded, in May 1990.
Mar 9, 2013 · A 40-year-old "mind the gap" recording once heard across the Tube is returning to one station - so the widow of the actor behind it can hear his voice. Oswald Laurence's voice was used on the...
Jan 21, 2022 · Meet the woman who tells us to mind the gap. If you've ever been on the London Underground, you're bound to have heard the announcements that tell you which train is coming, where to change...
Jan 25, 2024 · ‘Mind the Gap’ is an iconic phrase that has become synonymous with the London Underground. It is a warning to passengers to be careful when boarding and alighting trains and to be mindful of the space between the train and the platform.
