Train noise

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[froome]

There's a hotel in Rzeszów, Poland, directly opposite the station. You can't hear the trains at all. But all night long there are announcements:
"Bing bong! The next train from platform 4 will be the 23.42 InterCity service to Warsaw, calling at Largetown, Smalltown, Middletown and Yellow Haystack. This train will depart in 30 minutes."
"Bing bong! The next train from platform 3 will be the 23.51 local service to Sandomierz, calling at Stoneville, Woodville, Churchton, Rockborough, Woody Glade, Jadwiga Central, Jadwiga North, Jadwiga Airport, Lech Poznan, Lech's Hut, Lech's Field, Lech's Stream, Lech's Bridge, Lech's Bridge Junction, Lech's Bridge Steelworks (North), Lech's Bridge Steelworks (South) (by prior arrangement only), Vladivar, Bisongrass, Wolf's Fang, Sandomierz Lesser, Sandomierz Greater and Sandomierz. This train will depart in 30 minutes."
"Bing bong! The next train from platform 4 will be the 23.42 InterCity service to Warsaw, calling at Largetown, Smalltown, Middletown and Yellow Haystack. This train will depart in 20 minutes."

Just be thankful it's not in Wales ...

"Bing bong! The next train from platform 4 will be the 23.42 InterCity service to Warsaw, calling at Largetown, Smalltown, Middletown and Yellow Haystack. This train will depart in 30 minutes."
"Bing bong! Y trên nesaf o blatfform 4 fydd y gwasanaeth Inter42 23.42 i Warsaw, gan alw yn Largetown, Smalltown, Middletown a Yellow Haystack. Bydd y trên hwn yn gadael mewn 30 munud."
"Bing bong! The next train from platform 3 will be the 23.51 local service to Sandomierz, calling at Stoneville, Woodville, Churchton, Rockborough, Woody Glade, Jadwiga Central, Jadwiga North, Jadwiga Airport, Lech Poznan, Lech's Hut, Lech's Field, Lech's Stream, Lech's Bridge, Lech's Bridge Junction, Lech's Bridge Steelworks (North), Lech's Bridge Steelworks (South) (by prior arrangement only), Vladivar, Bisongrass, Wolf's Fang, Sandomierz Lesser, Sandomierz Greater and Sandomierz. This train will depart in 30 minutes."
"Bing bong! Y trên nesaf o blatfform 3 fydd y gwasanaeth lleol 23.51 i Sandomierz, gan alw yn Stoneville, Woodville, Churchton, Rockborough, Woody Glade, Jadwiga Central, Jadwiga North, Maes Awyr Jadwiga, Lech Poznan, Lech's Hut, Lech's Field, Ffrwd Lech, Pont Lech, Cyffordd Lech's Bridge, Gwaith Dur Lech's Bridge (Gogledd), Gwaith Dur Lech's Bridge (De) (trwy drefniant ymlaen llaw yn unig), Vladivar, Bisongrass, Wolf's Fang, Sandomierz Lesser, Sandomierz Greater a Sandomierz. Bydd y trên hwn yn gadael i mewn 30 munud. "
"Bing bong! The next train from platform 4 will be the 23.42 InterCity service to Warsaw, calling at Largetown, Smalltown, Middletown and Yellow Haystack. This train will depart in 20 minutes."
"Bing bong! Y trên nesaf o blatfform 4 fydd y gwasanaeth Inter42 23.42 i Warsaw, gan alw yn Largetown, Smalltown, Middletown a Yellow Haystack. Bydd y trên hwn yn gadael mewn 20 munud."

... lovely places, by the way!

Surely Largetown and Smalltown would be announced as Tref-fawr and Tref-fach. Incidentally, the former would soon become Trevor, which is where the name can derive from.

[grahame]

Surely Largetown and Smalltown would be announced as Tref-fawr and Tref-fach. Incidentally, the former would soon become Trevor, which is where the name can derive from.

I was surprised at just how much google translate left alone - and guess(ed) that it's due to the capitalisation making so many of the words proper names. It's far from an exact science!

[Bmblbzzz]

I was disappointed by the translation of "Bing bong!" 

I hope you all spotted that the local train to Sandomierz was an international service.  Calling Vladivar – Polish doesn't use the letter V!*







*But as it's a brand name... well I suppose I could have made it call at, say, "Warzyngród"...