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« on: March 01, 2010, 18:25:15 »
OK, I know it's St David's Day, but I don't think I've ever come across this before - was at Paddington waiting for my usual Greenford train and heard a rather loud and long announcement in WELSH!

I think it must've been talking about one of the Wales bound FGW▸ (First Great Western) services but I'm not entirely fluent in Welsh (despite owning a pocket Collins Welsh Dictionary!).

It seemed very odd to me to have an announcement in Welsh, although I do know you can pick up Arriva timetables at Paddington sometimes, so it must see its fair share of Welsh speaking users.
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 18:50:52 »
I think they did the same last year.
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 19:57:04 »
'Tornado' worked a charter to somewhere in Wales today, perhaps it was that?
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010, 20:14:45 »
From the A1 trust website:

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Monday 1st March - 'The Cathedrals Express' St David's Day Special (London Paddington to Swansea and return) - promoted by Steam Dreams
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010, 20:21:44 »
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From the A1 trust website:

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The "cathedrals express"

I think not ......
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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 21:12:16 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on March 01, 2010, 20:14:45
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According to Steam Dreams it departed from Victoria
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« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2010, 21:19:06 »
... and, rather bizarrely, elsewhere on the A1 trust website, it also suggests a departure from Victoria.  Huh
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) 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.

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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2010, 21:27:17 »
Confusing information from a train service provider? Surely not!  Wink Cheesy
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« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2010, 22:03:42 »
Also - I would not want to be in Paddington when a steam train departs!

Its bad enough when the diesels pull out
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« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2010, 22:14:46 »
The loco would be well clear of the canopy at the country end - the HSTs▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) are worse because there's a power car on the back end.

PS given the light-hearted content of this thread I've taken the liberty of shifting it out of "Across the West" and into "The Lighter Side".
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« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2010, 23:54:38 »
Anybody remember the Welsh names for Bath and Salisbury? I heard them the other day during the announcement of a Cardiff-Portsmouth train, but can't remember the details... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2010, 02:59:55 »
I've just discovered the Welsh version of Wikipedia. It's rather charmingly called "Wicipedia"...
http://cy.wikipedia.org

Bath - Caerfaddon (I'm guessing it's pronounced kire-fathon), although confusingly similar to Carmarthen which is Caerfyrddin (kire-voorthin).
Salisbury - Caersallog

And a few more for fun:
London Paddington - Llundain (llin-dine) Paddington
Manchester (Piccadilly or Oxford Road, it doesn't matter!) - Manceinion (man-kay-neon)
Shrewsbury - Amwythig (pronounced more or less as it's spelt)
Bristol - Bryste
Exeter St David's - Caerwysg Dewi Sant
Hereford - Henffordd (hen-forth)
Gloucester - Caerloyw (kire-loy-oo, I'm guessing)
Worcester - Caerwrangon
Oxford - Rhydychen (pretty sure that never gets used, given the absence of any direct trains to/from Wales)

Oddly, the station announcements aren't always consistent with the Welsh place names on the station signs: Bridgend is shown as Penybont on the station sign but always announced at "Penybont ar Ogwr", and Whitland is Hendy-gwyn on the station sign but announced as "Hendy-gwyn ar Daf"
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« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2010, 09:54:40 »
So, can we expect announcements for all trains to the West of Plymouth to be delivered in Kernewek on St Piran's day? Wink
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« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2010, 21:19:13 »
A picture of said train arriving into Kairdiff was in today's South Wales Echo.
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« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2010, 22:00:58 »
Just to answer the question, yes it was done last year too. Only on the Welsh trains though.
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