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Do you have posters of him plastered all over your bedroom wall?  That wouldn't help - it's the voice that does it for me.  But I DO have an mp3 which i ripped off YouTube (the 2002 Southern service to Portsmouth Harbour and Bognor Regis). Oh dear, I really shouldn't admit this....  I doubt any of us are surprised  |
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Any opinions made on this forum are purely personal and my own. I am in no way speaking for, or offering the views of First Great Western or First Group.
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« Reply #17 on: May 07, 2010, 18:51:56 » |
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A whole 10 people appreciate his work it seems  I won't be joining |
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« Reply #18 on: May 07, 2010, 18:58:59 » |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #20 on: September 22, 2010, 10:15:20 » |
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Nice little insight into the man behind the voice. Good find James.  |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2011, 23:47:31 » |
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Interesting PA▸ announcement from Phil Sayer I heard this evening (06/04/2011) at Swindon: "The next train to arrive at platform 3 is the 2011 First Great Western service to London Paddington, calling at Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington. Please note that this service is in reverse formation, First Class is at the rear of the train. A restaurant service is available toward the front of the train." The mind boggled. A restaurant service in Standard Class on an ex Bristol TM‡ service.....   |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2011, 08:54:14 » |
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Perhaps he was addressing First Class passengers.
If you'd waited, you might have heard a subsequent announcement for Standard Class passengers to the effect that "the caff's down the back end".
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« Reply #25 on: April 15, 2016, 10:53:15 » |
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Phil Sayer, a voice familiar to many across the rail network, sadly passed away yesterday, 14th April 2016. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-36052363 RIP Phil.  |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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« Reply #26 on: April 16, 2016, 00:08:55 » |
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Indeed - a sad loss. I like the Facebook page of the Sayer/Hamilton family: Phil Sayer - voice of reason, radio, and railways. A dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.
We are sorry to announce that this service terminates here.
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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For me Phil Sayer will always be the voice of London Waterloo. Waiting for my train back to Dorset whilst Phil was nigh on constantly broadcasting all the many and varied departures with their long list of calling stations. A sad loss |
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