It's good that they announce them quickly, so that the voice doesn't drone on when it doesn't need to. Everyone knows where the train goes anyway and honestly, I say that there should be no audio announcements, as it utterly disturbs the peace. But
I agree. The First great western trains don't have audio, and when i first travelled on an SWT train I thought how it was good idea that the announcement tells you the station your at, but you can just as easily look out the window at the signs displaying the station name..
Yeah. I agree. If I'm totally open though, it might be useful for blind people who don't have carers. But I don't see many blind people without carers, so...
@BrambleH . Soon all trains will have an info system, it will be mandated from 2015. The legal minimum announcements is current station, next station, and destination. There are also various safety announcements that must be made as well. So i'm afraid your blisfull silent journey won't last long!
I left on the platform that Juniper is on in 1998 in a 4-CIG bound for Reading. On the way out we raced a Brussels bound Eurostar from just outside Waterloo to Vauxhall. Great vid
No its just the trains are too long down there :-). I walked a fair way down the platform to get to a carriage with not many people in. Most pile into the first coach they see nearest to them.
I know. If they're worried about missing it, they should do what I do. Get on in the first coach, then walk down the inside of the train to an empty one.
These routes remind me of how limited our starfish-like rail system is.
darthbandon10 2 years ago
It's good that they announce them quickly, so that the voice doesn't drone on when it doesn't need to. Everyone knows where the train goes anyway and honestly, I say that there should be no audio announcements, as it utterly disturbs the peace. But
opethian23 2 years ago
I agree. The First great western trains don't have audio, and when i first travelled on an SWT train I thought how it was good idea that the announcement tells you the station your at, but you can just as easily look out the window at the signs displaying the station name..
BrambleH 2 years ago
Yeah. I agree. If I'm totally open though, it might be useful for blind people who don't have carers. But I don't see many blind people without carers, so...
opethian23 2 years ago
ahh yehh, very good point as well..
BrambleH 2 years ago
@BrambleH . Soon all trains will have an info system, it will be mandated from 2015. The legal minimum announcements is current station, next station, and destination. There are also various safety announcements that must be made as well. So i'm afraid your blisfull silent journey won't last long!
mcapb2 1 year ago
I left on the platform that Juniper is on in 1998 in a 4-CIG bound for Reading. On the way out we raced a Brussels bound Eurostar from just outside Waterloo to Vauxhall. Great vid
rorymacve 2 years ago
is that the phill sayer voice
nxea321446 3 years ago
i think YES!!! lol
ThisIs2009 2 years ago
think fast! lol 5*
TheXtremeEnthusiast 3 years ago
lol
bigosborne 3 years ago
whatdoyoumeanitwasfast?!?Ididn'tthinkitwasfast! lol
tornado021984 3 years ago
lol!
video47 3 years ago
He goes a bit fast dun't he.
DarkVelocity 3 years ago
"... and for those passengers who are slow of hearing, please ask the conductor to say these station names at a speed everyone can understand"
mazeteam 4 years ago
Wow an empty train! You must have been going to a party conference.
pow1983 4 years ago
No its just the trains are too long down there :-). I walked a fair way down the platform to get to a carriage with not many people in. Most pile into the first coach they see nearest to them.
video47 4 years ago
Yes, commuters: Laziest people in the world if you ask me. <_<
PhillyProbe 4 years ago
I know. If they're worried about missing it, they should do what I do. Get on in the first coach, then walk down the inside of the train to an empty one.
WrongRoadRailways 2 years ago
a bit fast
ProSneakyD 4 years ago