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All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: Automated announcements
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on: July 25, 2010, 11:26:37
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Hi, Louis94 - I've looked at your site and note that you're using a creative commons license that appears to be fairly specicific - a Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License, summariesd at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/ . It states " You are free to ... sample, mash-up, or otherwise creatively transform this work for commercial or noncommercial purposes. ...[etc] Under the following conditions ... You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work)." But who actually is the Author / Licensor to whom we must attribute? At first glance I thought it would be yourself, but then thoughts of copyright came to my mind and I wondered if it is actually the company running the annoucement system, or the company who contracts Phil and all the other announcers. Or even Phil himself? Well techniquely it would be Phil/Celia, etc themselves, as they are the voices behind the speaker! But then i'd hope someone would be decent enough to endorse myself, as I have taken the time to record them! What about Julie? (the voice on SN and SE units, and some LU lines)
and LM▸ 350s! |
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All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: Automated announcements
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on: July 22, 2010, 20:51:12
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I decided create this topic so people can discus train announcements at there local train station. To give you a bit of info, I can name a few voices, they are: Celia Drummond, Phil Sayer, Ruth, Sarah, Mike, Boofay, Charlotte and Glynn. People wishing to post samples, they can (links only, Please!). For more info, Please visit: http://announcements.jsphotography.swlines.co.uk/http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=32471Thanks, Jim. Sarahs name is actually (apparently) Anne, and is a member of management at Atos Origin, the people who install her voice. And i'm glad you have found the announcement site at jsphotography, as I am one of the contributors, and am glad someone finds the information of use to them! Announcement recordings of mine can be found on my Freesound account at http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=799700Louis |
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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Devon / Re: Teignmouth CIS troubles
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on: July 01, 2010, 22:31:44
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Also noticed (when the system was working  ) how Dorris now announces non-stop services there! "The train now approaching platform x does not stop here. Please stand clear of the edge of platform x" It sounds as if the announcement aspect of the CIS▸ has been upgraded - from what I've learnt, the 'ex-Wessex system' didn't have the capability to announce the warning of through trains. Sounds it, or it has just been enabled after wessex having it disabled? They could have disabled that feature, although I never heard it when Wales and West were in existence or have heard it on the Arriva Trains Wales network. Was the voice the same? yes voice was the same. used the same "The train now approaching Platform x" as if the train was stopping. it confused me at first for a few seconds! |
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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Devon / Re: Teignmouth CIS troubles
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on: July 01, 2010, 18:15:21
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Also noticed (when the system was working ) how Dorris now announces non-stop services there! "The train now approaching platform x does not stop here. Please stand clear of the edge of platform x" It sounds as if the announcement aspect of the CIS▸ has been upgraded - from what I've learnt, the 'ex-Wessex system' didn't have the capability to announce the warning of through trains. Sounds it, or it has just been enabled after wessex having it disabled? |
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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Devon / Re: Teignmouth CIS troubles
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on: June 30, 2010, 22:25:29
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Just to update you on the current situation.
The CIS▸ at Teignmouth has been down now for about a week and a half. Apparently everything started due to a power cut at Dawlish from where the system is fed, the modem failed then and spme fault on the line made it worse.
The system has been working intermitently today because the engineer has been working on it all day and he had to connect and disconnect the modem all the time. Looks like it has been sorted, although dome errors on the telephone line still remain and he couls come again tomorrow to try to definitely fix it.
The system is very unreliable due to all the components being very very old. In this case the modems cannot be found in the market any more, so every time one of them fails has to be 'nicked' from somewhere else or recycled from other modems
Anyway, the new CIS system is by the looks of it coming soon...
Ah that makes sense now! Any idea how long until the new CIS system is due for fitting? weeks, months? and also, any idea who the announcement voices are going to be? |
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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Devon / Teignmouth CIS troubles
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on: June 30, 2010, 16:36:57
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Could not help but notice today, how at Teignmouth the departure screens kept disappearing every 5-10 minutes and showing the FGW▸ logo in various different forms, also noticed that when the screens did this, the automatic announcements failed to go off aswell!  Any idea what on earth is going on, the system seems to be so unreliable, or is this just a moment the system is going through in preparation for the new CIS▸ ? Also noticed (when the system was working ) how Dorris now announces non-stop services there! "The train now approaching platform x does not stop here. Please stand clear of the edge of platform x" |
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