London Paddington Railway Station Announcements (Part 2)

[@tomsrailannouncements]

Nice announcements! Paddington is one of the best stations to record at imo

[@Parallel395]

Thanks Tom! I agree.

[@tomsrailannouncements]

Probably not but I do want to do Reading. Though only through services seem to get announced there

[@Parallel395]

I have a few recordings from there, the SWR and GWR North Downs trains are only announced on the specific platform the train departs from and volume is quiet. Reading is managed by Network Rail but I think GWR manage the CIS as it has GWR Anne recordings

[@jamiehooper5328]

@@Parallel395 Yes Network Rail took over Reading when they started redevelopment, GWR manages the CIS at Reading same with Bristol Temple Meads.

[@griffany]

Platform 5 for the 09:18 Great Western Railway service to Swansea. Calling at: Reading, Swindon, Newport, Cardiff Central, Bridgend, Port Talbot Parkway, Neath and Swansea. This train is formed of 10 coaches. First class is at the front and rear of the train.

[@griffany]

Platform 14 for the 08:56 Great Western Railway service to Reading. Calling at: Ealing Broadway, Hayes & Harlington, West Drayton, Slough, Maidenhead, Twyford and Reading This train is formed of 8 coaches Change at Slough... for services to Windsor & Eton Central

[@griffany]

The train at Platform 6 is the 09:04 Great Western Railway service to Plymouth. Calling at Reading, Taunton, Tiverton Parkway, Exeter St David’s, Newton Abbot, Totnes and Plymouth. This train is formed of 10 coaches. Will passengers intending to travel on this service please join the train now as it is ready to leave. Platform 6 for the 09:04 Great Western Railway service to Plymouth. ... with is ready to leave!

[@griffany]

The train at Platform 3 is the 09:02 Great Western Railway service to Bristol Temple Meads. Calling at: Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Chippenham, Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads. This train is formed of 9 coaches. Will passengers intending to travel on this service please join the train now as it is ready to leave. Platform 3 for the 09:02 Great Western Railway service to Bristol Temple Meads. ... with is ready to leave!

[@griffany]

Platform 1 for the 09:20 Great Western Railway service to Oxford Calling at Slough Reading and Oxford This train is formed of 9 coaches Change at Slough ... for services to Windsor & Eton Central Please be aware that you can bring a bicycle on this service if you booked beforehand First class accommodation is at the rear of the train

[@griffany]

Platform 11 for the 09:13 TfL Rail service to Reading via Twyford Calling at Ealing Broadway Southall Hayes & Harlington West Drayton Iver Langley Slough Burnham Taplow Maidenhead Twyford and Reading This train is formed of 7 coaches

[@legacyak665]

Reading Via Twyford This Is One of the Best Announcement Yea

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

21:56 I like the way Anne says "19"

[@apl175]

Anne's announcements sound the most natural, even though it's al pre-recorded bits and pieces put together.

[@EWSTrains]

Nice Video, Could you get some sleeper announcements when restrictions lift

[@markappleby3282]

You could record this video for a model railway. Be a great effect through a little speaker on the layout near the station

[@Michael-123]

I have a model railway and there's a website where you can make clear announcements like this - works amazing

[@janeking6278]

Where’s the Heathrow express???????

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

7:33 That could be the first time this announcement is being said on the Great Western mainline

[@griffany]

Platform 10 for the 09:02 TfL Rail service to Heathrow Terminal 5.Calling at: Acton Main Line, Ealing Broadway, West EALING, Hanwell, Southall,Hayes & Harlington, Heathrow Central for Terminals 2 & 3 and Heathrow Terminal 5. This train is formed of 9 coaches. Change at West EALING... for services to Drayton Green, Castle Bar Park, South Greenford and Greenford.

[@Luislopesyt]

I’ve always gotten the great western railway service to Truro

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

18:07 Where abouts in the Paddington concourse were you when you have recorded that announcement? It sounded very echoey

[@Parallel395]

I recorded most of them on the speakers at the concourse end of Platform 8 or 9

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Was it in November 2020 you've recorded the announcements

[@transitcaptain]

OOH I like Anne

[@wltb48324]

Different voice at this station

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Paddington sounds much quieter because of Covid 19 and also because there are not more HSTs in service

[@im.adelebarlow]

Change for Bakerloo Circle District H&C Line

[@eckleoisthebestwiiyoutuber1838]

Can you to Crewe

[@Parallel395]

Crewe is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGuc4KHpNSMlbc

[@janeking6278]

Ikr

[@joeymandrews]

Shame Rodger's voice isn't used at Paddington. His voice would suit Paddington quite well, in my opinion... ...just like Phil Sayer's voice felt right at home on the concourse at Waterloo. After Phil died and once SWR took over from SWT, they removed Phil's voice leaving just Celia on her own at Waterloo. However, I think her voice was a bit too soft and gentle for Waterloo... with the vast space around the roof and the concourse, her voice would get lost in a vast echo, so you could barely make out what was being announced. With Phil's husky voice, you were able to make out what was being said in the announcements. It's such a shame that Phil and Celia have long gone from the network. They will be dearly missed, but forever part of my childhood memories on the railway. And don't get me wrong, Anne get's the job done, but her voice seems to be almost everywhere on the UK rail network these days. And she sounds a bit drab when compared to Celia's enthusiastic voice. If only Rodger's voice would be used at more stations. At least my local station has both Anne and Rodger (which once upon a time was the domain of Celia). Anne and Rodger certainly have some big boots to fill!

[@Parallel395]

That's a good point regarding station echos. I think it's very important when selecting voices that their tone works with the station acoustics. I think Anne sounds reasonably clear at larger, echoey stations IMO. I'm not a huge Rodger fan but do appreciate the variety. GWR seem to prefer him alongside Anne at the former large FGW Intercity stations, or on his own at stations that have recently had CIS installed but are in residential areas. My local station has Anne, though used to have Ruth (whose voice I prefer!). I do agree that Phil and Celia sound very professional alongside each other, and they can still be heard at many Chiltern stations, although on different software.

[@joeymandrews]

@@Parallel395 If only I lived near a Chiltern Railways station, then I would still be able to hear Phil and Celia. My local station is operated by SWR, and it just wasn't the same when they replaced Celia with Anne. Although I was rather chuffed that Rodger's voice is used as well. I also have a GWR station where I live, but it's unstaffed and has the bare minimum facilities. There's a help point with the familiar "next train" CIS screen, but no actual dot matrix CIS screens, no announcements, no ticket machines. Before Rodger's voice appeared at my local SWR station (and before the pandemic started), I used to travel on the Heart of Wessex Day Ranger ticket. It became a regularly weekly or fortnightly activity for me. And one of my big thrills during those trips was hearing Rodger's voice echoing in Brunel's trainshed at Bristol Temple Meads, or hearing him announce my train home at Bath Spa. And I'm also thrilled that his voice is used at Swindon (my birth town). There's just something about his voice that I find rather soothing and relaxing. Each to their own I suppose 😂

[@Parallel395]

I agree that Chiltern will likely not roll out Rodger (and probably not Anne) as they use KeTech and have a different parent company. Custom ATOS TOC voices tend to stay within their TOC areas.

[@NetworkX90]

@@Parallel395 Considering that some chiltern stations (Dorridge, Solihull) are currently being converted to ketech, it’s likely that they won’t use atos for a while yet.

[@syavia1984]

12:34

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Evening rush hour