| Lateness | Apology |
| Up to ten minutes | The train arriving at platform two is the 18:53. |
| Up to twenty minutes | The slightly late running 18:53... |
| Up to thirty minutes | We apologise for the late running of the 18:53. |
| Up to an hour | We're deeply sorry for the inconvenience caused by the late running of the 18:53. |
| Up to to 90 minutes | We're grief-stricken for the utter devastation caused to your lives by the late running of the 18:53 |
| Up to 2 hours | Words cannot express how distraught we are for the blank, empty future you face due to the late running of the 18:53 |
| Up to 3 hours | Please! Take my car! Anything to apologise for the late running of the 18:53. | Exactly 3 hours | The train arriving at platform two is the... on-time 21:53. |
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Standardised train apologies - by delay
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If you ever get tired of Archdruiding you would make a wonderful CEO for British Rail's PR Dept.
ReplyDeleteAh bless... I remember those many occasions only too well. Especially in winter, at 11pm on a wind-swept platform. Happy days.
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