Harrowing Wealdstone
by 
Lisa
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Posted: Sunday, August 24, 2003 Word Count: 441 Summary: Anyone who's ever used Silverlink will know... |
Hurry, hurry, quick now – squint: three minutes!
__________The next train to arrive on platform four will be the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston.
Fumble, fumble, click – lights! How much? Note! Phew.
__________Customers on platform four awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, we regret to inform you that this service is currently running seven minutes late.
A twenty! Smooth, smooth – ease it in there: whirr! Yes! No? It’s come back out!
___________Customers on platform four awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, we have just been informed that this service arrived at Bletchley nineteen minutes late.
Smooth, smooth, tease out that dog eared corner – ease it in there. Yes! No? Exact fare only?
__________Customers on platform four awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, this service has just arrived at Cheddington and is expected at sixteen twenty-nine.
Fumble, jingle, slot: coin, coin, coin, coin, coin, coin, coin, coin coin!
Yes!
Oh…
Coin, coin coin, coin, clunk? Ah, a Euro… coin, coin, coin. Whirr – result!
_________Customers on platform four awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, this a platform alteration: please make your way to platform one for the late running fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston.
Beep, bip, bip, bip. Hi Dave! Delayed, yes. No, not really, Will be a little late – don’t go without me! Sure. The station? Harrow and Wealdstone. Five minutes walk to your place. No problem. Uh-huh. Click.
_________Customers on platform one awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, this a platform alteration: please make your way to platform four for the delayed fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston. This service will be arriving in four mintues time.
Beep, bip, bip, bip – hi Dave! No, worse. Shouldn’t be too long, You will wait for me? Great! See you soon. Click.
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_____________The next train to arrive on platform four will be the seventeen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction and London Euston only.
Beep, bip, bip bip. Hi Dave! Dave? Dave?
Click.
__________The next train to arrive on platform four will be the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston.
Fumble, fumble, click – lights! How much? Note! Phew.
__________Customers on platform four awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, we regret to inform you that this service is currently running seven minutes late.
A twenty! Smooth, smooth – ease it in there: whirr! Yes! No? It’s come back out!
___________Customers on platform four awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, we have just been informed that this service arrived at Bletchley nineteen minutes late.
Smooth, smooth, tease out that dog eared corner – ease it in there. Yes! No? Exact fare only?
__________Customers on platform four awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, this service has just arrived at Cheddington and is expected at sixteen twenty-nine.
Fumble, jingle, slot: coin, coin, coin, coin, coin, coin, coin, coin coin!
Yes!
Oh…
Coin, coin coin, coin, clunk? Ah, a Euro… coin, coin, coin. Whirr – result!
_________Customers on platform four awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, this a platform alteration: please make your way to platform one for the late running fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston.
Beep, bip, bip, bip. Hi Dave! Delayed, yes. No, not really, Will be a little late – don’t go without me! Sure. The station? Harrow and Wealdstone. Five minutes walk to your place. No problem. Uh-huh. Click.
_________Customers on platform one awaiting the fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston, this a platform alteration: please make your way to platform four for the delayed fifteen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction, Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston. This service will be arriving in four mintues time.
Beep, bip, bip, bip – hi Dave! No, worse. Shouldn’t be too long, You will wait for me? Great! See you soon. Click.
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_____________The next train to arrive on platform four will be the seventeen fifty-seven to London Euston; calling at: Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Watford Junction and London Euston only.
Beep, bip, bip bip. Hi Dave! Dave? Dave?
Click.