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Post by superteacher on Aug 26, 2016 9:07:33 GMT
Why is it that in the S stock, there is such a difference between the quality of announcements on the DVA compared to a manual announcement? Often, it is impossible to hear when the driver is speaking. Sometimes, you can only hear every other word! Are LU doing anything about this? It isn't the driver at fault, because D stock announcement, although a little quiet, are perfectly audible.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Aug 26, 2016 10:14:49 GMT
I agree. I very rarely hear a clear manual announcement on S Stock trains.
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 26, 2016 10:29:30 GMT
The same is true on the 09 stock. Automated announcements are very clear but driver PAs are very muffled and low
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Post by superteacher on Aug 26, 2016 10:53:33 GMT
High quality product from Bombardier!
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Post by philthetube on Aug 27, 2016 11:13:36 GMT
The problem is the way the drivers use the handset, it is necessary to place your mouth much closer to the handset on an S stock, the benefits of this are that this avoids background noise such as the train radio, and gives a much cleared announcement if done correctly, the drawback is that if your mouth is 3 inches from the speaker then a garbled message is broadcast. It is a training issue.
Bombardier didn't get everything wrong.
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Post by phoenixcronin on Aug 27, 2016 15:35:10 GMT
The problem is the way the drivers use the handset, it is necessary to place your mouth much closer to the handset on an S stock, the benefits of this are that this avoids background noise such as the train radio, and gives a much cleared announcement if done correctly, the drawback is that if your mouth is 3 inches from the speaker then a garbled message is broadcast. It is a training issue. Bombardier didn't get everything wrong. Perhaps when all D Stock is withdrawn the drivers will get used to holding the handset closer all the time. |
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Post by chris11256 on Aug 27, 2016 17:55:18 GMT
I find that this is a problem that extends beyond LU. On my mainline commute some drivers can be understood perfectly, others mumble & you can't hear a word that's being said.
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Post by philthetube on Aug 28, 2016 14:07:46 GMT
The problem is the way the drivers use the handset, it is necessary to place your mouth much closer to the handset on an S stock, the benefits of this are that this avoids background noise such as the train radio, and gives a much cleared announcement if done correctly, the drawback is that if your mouth is 3 inches from the speaker then a garbled message is broadcast. It is a training issue. Bombardier didn't get everything wrong. Perhaps when all D Stock is withdrawn the drivers will get used to holding the handset closer all the time. possibly, but drivers need to hear a problem of what they sound like, they are not going to change what they are doing when not aware of a problem |
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