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12-09-2008, 22:30 | #1 |
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Public Address Overkill
Ever since the six car sets came on stream the 08:35 ex Hazelhatch and the 18:35 Thurles train, my usual two, have become more reliable. Credit where credit is due. However, the trade off has been the incredibly verbose and in two languages PA announcements. Station names, in Irish and then English. Ridiculously complicated announcements in both languages that take us from Inchicore works to the throat at Heuston. Dear oh God. Monday I'm taking the walkman with me.
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12-09-2008, 22:36 | #2 | |
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Irish Rail clearly need to do something about the PA structures, clean and simple Should be very simple Next station is Thurles, this is the last stop. Beidh muid ag teach isteach i Durlas go luath is é seo crioch statsuin an serbhis seo There is a legal requirement for dual language pa's its not uncommon elsewhere, eg Wales
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23-09-2008, 01:58 | #3 |
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They could really do with removing some of the ridiculously verbose unnecessary PA announcements.
A simple "Next station : XXXXXXX" This is : XXXXXXX would suffice on most commuter services. There are a lot of announcements on the Cork-Dublin trains that are just far too long winded. Info messages do not all need to be played one after the other, they can be played after the journey has commenced. The key information that the passenger needs to hear when bording is the final destination of the train and stations it is calling at. ..... DO NOT OCCUPY RESERVED SEATS! (Needs to be played at each station) SMOKING IS ILLEGAL IN ANY PART OF THIS TRAIN (randomly) PLEASE STOW YOUR LUGGAGE CAREFULLY - DO NOT BLOCK THE WALKWAYS OR LOAD HEAVY ITEMS INTO THE OVERHEAD RACKS (at major stations e.g. at Cork, Heuston, Limerick Junction and Mallow) They could do away with a lot of the "ladies and gentlemen .." type stuff. What you need is simple, professional, quick and clear. They could learn a lot from the way airlines do things. On the signage thing the name plates above the seats should be highlighted with a sticker or something e.g. a LARGE red RESERVED FOR : If the seat's free it should display "SEAT VACANT" Last edited by MrX : 23-09-2008 at 02:03. |
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The current software is very simple, if the seat is reserved for the portion of the journey in which the train currently is, the name is displayed. If the seat is reserved for a future portion, system says "This seat is reserved between X and Y". The name makes it very much easier to identify your seat and also logically enough makes it easy to spot someone who shouldn't be there The MK4 PA actually says Ladies and Gentlemen, Iarnród Éireann welcomes you on board. This is the xx:xx hours service from A to B, calling at C, D & E. Your attention is drawn to the safety and evacuation notices. This is a no smoking service. We thank you for your attention and hope you have a pleasant and comfortable journey. The legal requirements is the second sentence The safety notice is result of a recommendation from the Southhall and Ladbrooke Grove accidents in the UK For a premier intercity service the PA is professional and a massive improvement on the past PA's of random content The real problem is the intercity railcars give the full long distance spiel when running a suburban service
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23-09-2008, 12:36 | #7 |
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Well you should really have been on the 08.58 this morning out of Hazelhatch, the announcements included what sounded like a tiger/lion growling!!
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24-09-2008, 19:27 | #8 | |
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Seo Ã* an traein ó A go B, agus beidh sÃ* ag freastal ar C, D, & E. Tabhair aird le bhur dtoil ar na fógraÃ* sabháilteachta agus asloinneatha. Tá cosc ar chaitheamh tabac ar an seirbhÃ*s seo. Cinntigh le bhur dtoil go bhfuil bhur mbagáistÃ* stóráilte i gceart, agus nach bhfuil siad sna bhealach sna pasáistÃ*. Cinntigh le bhur dtoil go mbreathnaÃ*onn sibh ar na fógraÃ* thar na suÃ*ocháin atá curtha in áirithe. Ná suÃ*gÃ* i suÃ*ocháin atá réamháirithe. Go raibh maith agaibh as cluas a thabhairt dúinn, agus tá súil againn go mbeidh turas deas compordach agaibh. Ladies and gentlemen, Iarnród Éireann welcomes you on board. This is the (time) train from A to B, calling at C, D, and E. Your attention is drawn to the safety and evacuation notices. This is a no-smoking service. Please ensure your luggage is properly stored, and does not obstruct passageways. Please ensure that you observe the reserved seating notices, and do not occupy pre-booked seats. Thank you for your attention, and have a pleasant and comfortable journey. And usually this is added to by the train host, and by announcements about the catering service. I can see how some folks would tune out. |
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