Re: Stand Clear

[Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

Well done James. Thread hijacked again :-)

rgds

"James C." wrote:
> 
> In article <8dhoje$m1u$1@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au>,
>   "RODS" <rods42@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I was travelling on the North Shore line one weekend last year when
> there
> > was a very "chirpy 8 year old voice" doing the announcements,
> both "Doors
> > Closing" and "The next station...". When I got off I discovered that
> the
> > guard had brought his son to work with him...!!
> >
> > RODS
> >
> > > Other guards:
> > > * Chirpy: Sounds like a really chirpy 8 year old guy.
> > > * She-man: Speaks slowly over the microphone and has real annoying
> voice
> > > * Silent type: Doesn't say anything
> > >
> > >
> > > Any other classifications?
> > > "Jonathan Boles" >
> 
> Highly enthusiasm: Hillside trains
> 
> A guy would tell the time, the weather tell everyone to sit back and
> relax thanks for travelling Hillside trains and cheer up his fellow
> tired passengers. Usually speak with highly engergetic voice. He
> usually drives express services both in the morning and afternoon.
> The way he doing announcement is almost like a flight capitain, but
> what the heck passengers love him...always brings his fellow passengers
> smile.
> 
> Highly unhappy about privatisation: Yarra trams route 86
> 
> "Ladies and gentlemens make sure you validates your ticket immediately
> when you board the tram, if you don't validate the ticket those
> inspercots will catch you and they will send you to jail, that's
> privatisation for you!!"
> 
> Sick of doing annoucements: Counrtylink Melbourne-Sydney XPT
> 
> This train will be stopping
> at "BenallaWangarrattaAlburyCulcairnHentyTheRockWaggaWaggaJuneeCootamund
> raYassJunctionGoulburnMossvaleCambelltownStrathfieldSydneyterminal" He
> read all these stops within 3 seconds!!!!
> 
> Sick of doing annoucement2: Gympie North-Roma Street service
> 
> very very tired voice: BOOOWeennn Hilllllll,BOOOWweeeennn Hiiiillll
> station.....(very long pause) passenger fooooorr theeee
> FFFFeeerrrrnnnyy Grrooovvvveeee lllliinneeee pleasssse  chaannnge train
> heeeerreee
> 
> Unexpereince(shy perhaps??): Hillside trains:
> 
> Next station is......(long pause) er..... Camberwell....(train already
> stopped) ...(long pause)..er... passengers...for the....er.....Alanmein
> line...(door closing beep)....er...please chage train here...(train
> already left Camberwell!!)
> 
> --
> Cheers
> 
> James
> 
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