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« Reply #30 on: February 17, 2008, 07:40:31 » |
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The one that gets on my tits is the ones at stations about lugguage 'any unattended lugguage will be removed without warning'. Well isnt that a totally daft statement? If its unattended lugguage who are you supposed to warn about removing it anyway??
That one drives me mad too ,.........something like please dont not leave unattended cases and parcels, i can understand the cases but Parcels when did you last see someone walking around BTM▸ with a parcel completely wrapped in brown paper and tied up with string. Worse still is the constant yap of Welsh then English then Welsh announcements at Cardiff its near enough non stop..........and for those of you interested the US T/M mentioned in previous posts is featured on the job profiles on the FGW▸ Website |
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« Reply #31 on: February 17, 2008, 10:42:18 » |
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... and (he's been mentioned elsewhere in this forum) there's a very distinctive Canadian (I think) accented TM‡ who causes much hilarity on our westbound HSTs▸ with announcements about the train stopping at 'Highbridge and BurnHAM' ...  Thats George, Exeter TM, and he is Canadian, and a very nice bloke! |
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« Reply #32 on: February 17, 2008, 17:06:15 » |
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Thanks, dog box and gaf71 - I've just looked again at that page on the FGW▸ site, http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=110 , where he is indeed featured! "Based in Exeter, George moved to England from Canada some 15 years ago ... " Well, it's great that he has retained his distinctive accent, then!  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #33 on: February 17, 2008, 18:01:14 » |
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The one that gets on my tits is the ones at stations about lugguage 'any unattended lugguage will be removed without warning'. Well isnt that a totally daft statement? If its unattended lugguage who are you supposed to warn about removing it anyway??
That one drives me mad too ,.........something like please dont not leave unattended cases and parcels, i can understand the cases but Parcels when did you last see someone walking around BTM▸ with a parcel completely wrapped in brown paper and tied up with string. I agree, oooooo and dog box! The reference to 'parcels' brings up childhood images of 'brown paper packages tied up with string' - pure Sound of Music, surely? I think it may be Posh Pamela (who has been mentioned here previously) who tries to get round this by requesting that "unattended articles" should not be left lying around - you can almost visualise her disdainful look as she refers to "unattended articles"! And such announcements are (or were) broadcast at Nailsea and Backwell: "any unattended articles will be removed without warning." Oh, yes: removed by who, exactly? As Nailsea is an unmanned station, is this yet another job opportunity for the civilian lady who runs the coffee van at the foot of the steps to platform 2, perhaps??? |
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« Reply #34 on: February 17, 2008, 18:40:50 » |
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also why had Digital Doris got to call Bedmister....Bed..Minster ....it drives me mad!!!!!
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« Reply #35 on: February 17, 2008, 20:44:02 » |
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And such announcements are (or were) broadcast at Nailsea and Backwell: "any unattended articles will be removed without warning." Oh, yes: removed by who, exactly? As Nailsea is an unmanned station, is this yet another job opportunity for the civilian lady who runs the coffee van at the foot of the steps to platform 2, perhaps???
It's even funnier that she says "...may be removed without warning, or damaged or destroyed by the security services"...what security services, if the station's unmanned?! It's the same at Frome when no-one's there in the evening! The "No smoking" announcement is getting a bit annoying, mainly because of the announcer's nasally voice on that part. It definitely isn't digital Doris! also why had Digital Doris got to call Bedmister....Bed..Minster ....it drives me mad!!!!! It's the same with Warminster as well, "War..minster!" Another thing that I've realised about Digital Doris is she sounds really depressed when she says "London paddingtoooonn....", and yet much more upbeat when she says "GLOUCester!" or "Bristltmplmeeeaaads!" If you've ever been to Cardiff Central/Queen Street she pronounces the Welsh station names pretty well! |
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« Reply #36 on: February 17, 2008, 21:11:55 » |
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And such announcements are (or were) broadcast at Nailsea and Backwell: "any unattended articles will be removed without warning." Oh, yes: removed by who, exactly? As Nailsea is an unmanned station, is this yet another job opportunity for the civilian lady who runs the coffee van at the foot of the steps to platform 2, perhaps???
It's even funnier that she says "...may be removed without warning, or damaged or destroyed by the security services"...what security services, if the station's unmanned?! Hmmm. Yes, I'm becoming convinced that the friendly lady who runs the little coffee van on the roadside at Nailsea is in fact also SAS-trained and has body armour, a balaclava and Heckler & Koch ready in her glove compartment ... |
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« Reply #37 on: February 17, 2008, 23:48:25 » |
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And such announcements are (or were) broadcast at Nailsea and Backwell: "any unattended articles will be removed without warning." Oh, yes: removed by who, exactly? As Nailsea is an unmanned station, is this yet another job opportunity for the civilian lady who runs the coffee van at the foot of the steps to platform 2, perhaps???
It's even funnier that she says "...may be removed without warning, or damaged or destroyed by the security services"...what security services, if the station's unmanned?! Hmmm. Yes, I'm becoming convinced that the friendly lady who runs the little coffee van on the roadside at Nailsea is in fact also SAS-trained and has body armour, a balaclava and Heckler & Koch ready in her glove compartment ... Maybe I'd better not criticise her coffee then. |
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« Reply #38 on: February 20, 2008, 19:02:56 » |
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Digital Doris makes a lovely anouncement at St Erth in the mornings,
"The next train from platform 3 is the 08.17 First Great Western service to Penzance calling at Lelant, Carbis Bay, St Ives, St Erth and Penzance. Platform 3 for the 08.17 First Great Western service to Penzance."*
Nice makes sense.
Yes I know it's the way the St Ives line is time-tabled.
For the rest of the Day Digital Doris ignores the St Ives Services.
* Or wording to that effect.
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« Reply #39 on: February 20, 2008, 21:22:26 » |
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Yes I know it's the way the St Ives line is time-tabled.
It is not actually the way it is timetabled it is because it is one train working. It is a train from St Erth-St Ives-St Erth-Penzance |
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« Reply #40 on: February 20, 2008, 21:24:29 » |
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Digital Doris seems to vary per station. At Frome she announces just once a few minutes before the train's due, Warminster it's twice, and larger stations like Westbury/Gloucester she says when the train's approaching the platform and when it's arrived. And there's the somewhat tinny voice from those information points!
One thing in common though- she's always saying First Great Western are apologising for every delay over 3 minutes!
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« Reply #41 on: February 21, 2008, 10:05:06 » |
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Anyone know why at Newton Abbot the lovely digital voice informs us that "The train now standing at platform one is the 0806 FGW▸ service to London Paddington".
Now, unless you have a VERY vivid imagination, there is no train to be seen and it is about 20 seconds later that the train comes into view around the corner.
Also, this morning, apparantly FGW were running up to Manchester rather than XC▸ .
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« Reply #42 on: February 21, 2008, 10:14:24 » |
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Digital Doris seems to vary per station. At Frome she announces just once a few minutes before the train's due, Warminster it's twice, and larger stations like Westbury/Gloucester she says when the train's approaching the platform and when it's arrived. And there's the somewhat tinny voice from those information points!
One thing in common though- she's always saying First Great Western are apologising for every delay over 3 minutes!
The approching ones ARE NOT automated. |
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« Reply #43 on: February 21, 2008, 10:15:24 » |
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Digital Doris makes a lovely anouncement at St Erth in the mornings,
"The next train from platform 3 is the 08.17 First Great Western service to Penzance calling at Lelant, Carbis Bay, St Ives, St Erth and Penzance. Platform 3 for the 08.17 First Great Western service to Penzance."*
Nice makes sense.
Yes I know it's the way the St Ives line is time-tabled.
For the rest of the Day Digital Doris ignores the St Ives Services.
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Please, it's PenZANCE |
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« Reply #44 on: February 21, 2008, 10:17:16 » |
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Anyone know why at Newton Abbot the lovely digital voice informs us that "The train now standing at platform one is the 0806 FGW▸ service to London Paddington".
Now, unless you have a VERY vivid imagination, there is no train to be seen and it is about 20 seconds later that the train comes into view around the corner.
Also, this morning, apparantly FGW were running up to Manchester rather than XC▸ .
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