Widow's wish resurrects 'Mind the Gap' recording

LONDON (AP) - A widow's wish to hear her late husband's voice again has prompted London Underground to restore a 40-year-old recording of the subway's famous "mind the gap" announcement.

The subway system - better known as the Tube - said it has tracked down the voice recording by Oswald Lawrence after his widow, Margaret McCollum, wrote to ask for a copy of it when she noticed it was not broadcast in the system anymore.

Mrs McCollum said she used to frequently visit Embankment station to hear her husband's voice, but was disappointed when it wasn't there last year.

Nigel Holness, director of London Underground, said its staff has been so moved by Mrs McCollum's story that they dug up the recording and gave the widow a copy of the announcement on a CD for her to keep. Tube staff is also working to restore the announcement at the station, he added.