Re: [NSW] Tangara announcement system

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

"trendy rechauffé" wrote:

> > When the guard presses "PA INT EXT" the external speakers are activated.
> They are horn type speakers
> > and are located ander the skirt beneath each set of doors.  They are so
> loud that you need to close the
> > guards door to avoid feedback when making an announcement.
> >
>
> Do any guards use these speakers? If so under what conditions, where and
> when?

Back when I was a guard I would only use the external speakers when the platform
indicators and announcements were wrong, and I had to correct them, so passenger
on the platform could hear too.

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David Johnson
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