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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 7:58:46 GMT

Post by rob66 on Jun 20, 2006 7:58:46 GMT

Travelling on the Jubilee line yesterday, I heard the driver call out an unusal pa announcement. "Due to faulty tunnel lights between here and the next station - If you have a medical condition, please do not look out the window."

This is the first time I've heard this P.A. and certainly never been told to say it, unless drivers have been instructed. If this driver is the only one that uses this message - then 'Well done'

donnytom Guest	Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 10:01:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by donnytom on Jun 20, 2006 10:01:38 GMT Makes sense. In fact, do people with severe epilepsy and similar conditions have to avoid the network because of things like this?

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 10:25:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2006 10:25:41 GMT Well done to the driver I say

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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 11:14:44 GMT

Post by Tubeboy on Jun 20, 2006 11:14:44 GMT

I dealt with an epileptic, a week after finishing my training. Scary, but a valuable experience. As for pa's a train op on the picc, announced every station, and said what was of interest at that particular location. For example, lt museum at covent garden, it was really nice. Another one, but on the Northern, said to a suit who jumped on at the last minute and held the doors, driver said " holding me up, in a hurry are you"? "Well I am not ", the train sat there for a couple of minutes!!! I was sitting with the driver and we both started laughing! Suit must have went ballistic!!.

"And in the end, it is not the years in life that count, it is the life in your years".

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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 13:15:27 GMT

Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2006 13:15:27 GMT

tubeboy said:

I dealt with an epileptic, a week after finishing my training. Scary, but a valuable experience. As for pa's a train op on the picc, announced every station, and said what was of interest at that particular location. For example, lt museum at covent garden, it was really nice. Another one, but on the Northern, said to a suit who jumped on at the last minute and held the doors, driver said " holding me up, in a hurry are you"? "Well I am not ", the train sat there for a couple of minutes!!! I was sitting with the driver and we both started laughing! Suit must have went ballistic!!.

LMAO , Thats the way to do it ,

;D ;D ;D

i use that one at least half a dozen times a day , ;D ;D ;D

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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 14:51:38 GMT

Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2006 14:51:38 GMT

tubeboy said:

on the Northern, said to a suit who jumped on at the last minute and held the doors, driver said " holding me up, in a hurry are you"? "Well I am not ", the train sat there for a couple of minutes!!! I was sitting with the driver and we both started laughing! Suit must have went ballistic!!.

Excellent! I'll have to use that one in my last fortnight! (Only ten more LU shifts to go!) ;D

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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 15:16:29 GMT

Post by Tubeboy on Jun 20, 2006 15:16:29 GMT

Recently at the weekend the Charing X branch was closed [engineering] all trains were running via Bank. Signal failure at Kennington resulted in blocking back to East Finchley/Golders Green!. Driver kept trying to inform public as to the latest info, train radio kept cutting in, driver got frustrated, then said " I will let him tell you [controller] what the situation is, but I wouldnt believe anything he says"!

"And in the end, it is not the years in life that count, it is the life in your years".

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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 16:27:05 GMT

Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2006 16:27:05 GMT

tubeboy said:

Recently at the weekend the Charing X branch was closed [engineering] all trains were running via Bank. Signal failure at Kennington resulted in blocking back to East Finchley/Golders Green!. Driver kept trying to inform public as to the latest info, train radio kept cutting in, driver got frustrated, then said " I will let him tell you [controller] what the situation is, but I wouldnt believe anything he says"!

Reminds me of going to GGR - EDG in the Summer of last year, PA must have been faulty, because the driver was nattering away 19 to the dozen to himself, could hear the radio faintly, along with a few choice adjectives every so often.

prjb Advisor LU move customers from A to B, they used to do it via 'C'. Posts: 1,840	Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 19:34:33 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by prjb on Jun 20, 2006 19:34:33 GMT It's 'ok' for drivers to talk to themselves, it's an occupational hazard. I decided to stop driving when I started to have arguments with myself, but I was in two minds about it!
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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 20, 2006 20:38:18 GMT

Post by delticdave on Jun 20, 2006 20:38:18 GMT

tubeboy said:

Recently at the weekend the Charing X branch was closed [engineering] all trains were running via Bank. Signal failure at Kennington resulted in blocking back to East Finchley/Golders Green!. Driver kept trying to inform public as to the latest info, train radio kept cutting in, driver got frustrated, then said " I will let him tell you [controller] what the situation is, but I wouldnt believe anything he says"!

Absolute Cracker!

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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 22, 2006 20:50:15 GMT

Post by prjb on Jun 22, 2006 20:50:15 GMT

I remember calling the controller on a night shift when I was running late. I asked him over a very crackly radio if I could be "turned short at Gloucester Road", to which he replied "whats that driver? Your off the road? Your off the road?"!!
A moment of panic for him! ;D

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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 23, 2006 1:46:46 GMT

Post by Colin on Jun 23, 2006 1:46:46 GMT

There's nothing quite like a conversation where only every second word gets through.

Controller: Control....train.....
Controller: Con......Calling.......ree
Controller: Control.....twentythree
Me: Train twentythree recieving control
Controller: Control....train.....tewnt....
Me: Train twentythree recieving Control
Controller: Ok then, control calling train sixtyfour
Controller: Hello there six four, can you put yourself up as Barking?
Controller: Thankyou six four
Controller: Control .....train.....twent...ree
Me: Train twentythree recieving control
Controller: Cont...calling trai....ree
Me: tewntythree recieving
Controller: Ah, hello....ree, can you....out and run....please?
Me: sorry control, can you repeat that as I could not hear you?
Controller: tw...ree, can you....out and....yard?
Me: I'll call you on a land line control
Controller: Thankyou twentythree

That's pretty much how the District line train radio works.

Instructor Operator @ Acton Town (District)

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 23, 2006 4:38:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2006 4:38:07 GMT colin said: That's pretty much how the District line train radio works. Or doesn't work as the case more usually is! Still, we should have the Connect radio running by 2002

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Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 23, 2006 6:50:45 GMT

Post by ribaric on Jun 23, 2006 6:50:45 GMT

Ahhh! Con......... radio will be the answer to your chirrup..chirrup..chirrup.......o many channels that you can....bing..bong whenever you want. Just being able to SSSSSHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is worth all the...ontroller onts oo o if oo n un oo arking and iverse or or own? Id oo bong..bong...bong orty ree?

Spoken like the man who installed trunk radio on the NL!

prjb Advisor LU move customers from A to B, they used to do it via 'C'. Posts: 1,840	Unusal PA Announcement. Jun 23, 2006 9:49:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by prjb on Jun 23, 2006 9:49:08 GMT Oh, now I know who you are!
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Post by rob66 on Jun 20, 2006 7:58:46 GMT

Post by donnytom on Jun 20, 2006 10:01:38 GMT

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Post by Tubeboy on Jun 20, 2006 11:14:44 GMT

Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2006 13:15:27 GMT

Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2006 14:51:38 GMT

Post by Tubeboy on Jun 20, 2006 15:16:29 GMT

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Post by prjb on Jun 20, 2006 19:34:33 GMT

Post by Phil on Jun 20, 2006 20:05:07 GMT

Post by delticdave on Jun 20, 2006 20:38:18 GMT

Post by prjb on Jun 22, 2006 20:50:15 GMT

Post by Colin on Jun 23, 2006 1:46:46 GMT

Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2006 4:38:07 GMT

Post by ribaric on Jun 23, 2006 6:50:45 GMT

Post by prjb on Jun 23, 2006 9:49:08 GMT