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« on: October 11, 2019, 07:32:13 »
being reported on Radio Bristol at 07:25am on Friday
and RB will be speaking to the conductor concerned before 09:00am.
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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2019, 08:43:27 »
Have a look here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-bristol-49999610/gwr-train-manager-a-hit-for-funny-announcements.
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2019, 10:46:59 »
I think I mentioned before that there used to be a BR▸ (British Rail(ways)) Guard based at Plymouth who always used to announce our arrival there as "Welcome to Sunny Plymouth" even though it was usually p***ing down.  It always used to make the regulars laugh. Grin
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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2019, 12:32:47 »
Travelling on as was FGW▸ (First Great Western) train on the morning of 1st January full of hungover revellers with the announcement of the arrival at the next station 'Wakey Wakey Chocolate Cakey we are now arriving at...'
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« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2019, 13:01:09 »
Over the years I heard some great on board announcements and not only on GWR▸ (Great Western Railway). I recall either XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) or Virgin had a bit of a card doing the Bristol to Totnes run that I was travelling on a good few years back, basically delivering a one man show as the journey went on. On a particularly overcrowded Temple Meads to Redland service a GWR chap lightened the mood with announcements of the stations such as "Resplendent Redland" and so on. He urged passengers not to forget to take their belongings and food with them unless they were bacon sandwiches or sausage rolls, which where is particular favourite.
I won't forget the guard who, on a Cam and Dursley bound service said he'd soon be round to check the tickets for all the "escapees from Yate".
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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2019, 18:43:46 »
TV▸ (Thames Valley, or TeleVision, depending on context) pictures on BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Spotlight at 18:39pm at Weston Super mare station.

SHOULD be on BBC west before 18:55pm

BBC local news is only availble for 24 hours on the i-player thingy
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2019, 20:26:46 »
I wonder whether he's the same conductor who sometimes welcomes people to Wales in Welsh on the approach to Severn Tunnel Junction?
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2019, 21:01:15 »
This BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Spotlight link might work, 9m55s into the program.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00098cj/spotlight-evening-news-11102019
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