ooo rite, do they have Digital Doris (Celia Drummond?) up there, didnt know that lol

Ahh rite, I overheard dispatch staff talking apparently it was something to do with Swindon C.I.S control center.

Totnes had their departure boards saying "First Great Western Customer Information System" all day.

Was it me or was today a really bad day for the Customer Information Systems?
The boards didnt clear trains that had left, annoucements not going off, I know it was like this at Newton Abbot, Exeter St Davids and Tiverton Parkway. Anyone witness this anywhere else?

Does anyone know what was going on?

The station staff at Plymouth were talking about having 2 voices (like at exeter st davids) in use instead of just the female because annoucements on platform 5/6 clash with the ones on 3/4/7/8, due to the amounts of trains that terminate on 5/6 when a train is arriving on 7/8.

Haha i reminded my m8 who was working in the office to add that bit in , filmed that one come in, only left 4 late lol. He was ringing swindon asking them if they could add anymore to the 'Please Note' section, but it was already full 

Plymouths got loads of problems, on monday the 1937 annoucement went off, everyone thought it was coming in, but infact it was set of by default, as the system does not detect trains rite. After it went off they annouced it was 15 late! Also the computer crashes alot, and the system has only just been reset (when phil came back for a few weeks), thats why the annoucements are not on alot cause they have to restart it and remember to skip scandisk!

I was going to say Thames Trains! but then i changed my mind and put Great Western Link!! lol

and because it stops the SWT staff going over their hours and i think its just the train manager that is FGW, it is driven by SWT i think.

Saw a 159 on it last saturday!

All depends on cost, if they are happy with the system at Oxford and Slough (The one they use at all their other stations, but the updated version), they will most properly use that system and will then start replacing some more of the old Great Western Link and Wessex Trains systems, if i remember stations such as Exeter Central, Cheltenham Spa, Gloucester and Trowbridge are set to get a new CIS^▸ (Customer Information System)'s according to the Stations Improvements part of their website. But i would imagine that they will replace all of the old systems at their busier stations, such as Westbury, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Paignton, and some stations down in to Cornwall.

If they dont like the system, they will start getting bids for who can replace the old Wessex/Great Western Link systems and will go for the best one, in the case of price and how advanced the system is. I think Siemens are one of the bidders along with Amey (who are the company that provided the Phil/Celia systems).

Any chance anyone could get me some pictures and recordings of the new systems at Oxford and Slough please???

Yeee ave noticed that, was up there just yesterday!

I love the way Celia says "service to Exeter St Daavidss!!!!" and our environment sound sensors were working overtime, everytime there was a little noise, the volume went up, then down again!
Our (Plymouth) security annoucement get louder as it goes through till celias virtually shouting it by the end!!

Was on the XC Penzance - Aberdeen yesterday! was packed in every carriage except First Class and Quiet,
the annoucement is to long for the Aberdeen train, bet everyone thinks, when is she going to say "...and Aberdeen"


Yeee i love newton abbot!

;o would u be able to get me some recordings of the new system please?

o no! well you have it better than me, Plymouth its just Celia for all platforms !!

Charing Cross was a more advanced system than what SWT^▸ (South West Trains)/FGW^▸ (First Great Western) use, i believe, Phil and Celia are the voices of the Ditra System, and come build-in and are known as the Male/Female voices of the system. Not unless they are talking about using Phil on a new system not made/built by Ditra.

What do you mean by imcompatible???

The reason why this system is on trial is because its the updated version of the DITRA System than what they have at their other stations.

The main difference is the exchange of I/I'm for We/Were, and the system has lots more options that the previous to say the least.

Also this version is the same as what South West Trains have, and as mentioned above "The train now standing..." is no longer said and is replaced with "Platform x for the..." and SWT^▸ (South West Trains) choose to disabled the "XYZ. This is XYZ" and FGW^▸ (First Great Western) choose not to!