Re: unusual driver announcement

[Fleetwood Mac Attack <hulkster@nospam.bigpond.net.au>]

I remember (when I used to frequent the morning peak services) a
particularly happy driver, when we were stopped to a standstill before
Flinders St. said "The train should get moving soon, and fingers
crossed,  maybe we'll get there on time.......Thank you for travelling
on Bayside Trains"

All through the journey he sounded like he was on Prozac, announcing
the Caulfield changeover, and the express service to South Yarra.

On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 02:31:00 +1000, "avachat"
<avachat@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:

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>clawz <clawz@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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>> Ben wrote:
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>> > Today (25/10/200) I caught the 4:16 Eltham train from Melbourne Central,
>> > nothing unnusual about that. When the train left Parliament the driver
>made
>> > an announcement.
>> >
>> > "G'day passengers welcome aboard the 4:10 (from Flinders St) Eltham
>train
>> > running express from Jolimont to Clifton Hill and to Ivanhoe then
>stopping
>> > all stations to Eltham from Hiedelberg", still nothing too unusual.
>> > "Thank you for travelling Connex trains. I would like to thank you all
>for
>> > your patronage on this service and hope that you continue to travel
>Connex
>> > trains in the future in Melbourne, the best city in the world ".
>> >
>> > I papraphrased a bit as it went on a while ( almost to Jolimont), but it
>is
>> > basically what he said.
>> >
>> > The driver sounded very happy and positive, which is highly unusual. I
>think
>> > the G'day is a good touch.
>> >
>> > Is there a pay rise, or are the drvers now made to sound positive?
>> >
>> > -Ben Smith
>>
>> Yes we got a 3%pay rise this pay, and the electrick prods also make us
>very
>> happy and those announcement u hear from now on will be the product of our
>> things being juiced up every so often, acutally i aint heard of anythink
>along
>> the lines of set announcements, that would have been off the drivers own
>back so
>> he was happy i guess.
>> ClawZ
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>> Maybe he just loves his job.
>> There are still a few of us left in this world.
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