MY mother always told me to pay attention.
"Watch where you're going," she used to warn. Clearly she knew I was born to travel on Central Trains.
The standards of on-board announcements are variable, with some services announcing every stop and others announcing only when you reach the final destination.
I know it is the commuter's responsibility to ensure they are on-and-off the train at the correct stop, but distractions in the carriage have increased since the advent of on-board TV.
Take one unfortunate elderly passenger this week who only avoided missing her stop because her fellow travellers raced to keep the train doors open after she had only noticed her stop when the carriage pulled up at the station.
Announcements may be a dying element of train travel, but - as the tale I've just revealed shows - some people still rely on them.