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Class 442 - Tannoy Announcements

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RichardKing

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For anyone that is familiar with me, you will know that I am rather fond of the Class 442. I was wondering if anyone knew the typical announcement routine on the Gatwick Express when travelling between London Victoria and Gatwick/Brighton (and vice versa). I only seem to come across the units when they are working on Southern services, hence why I am not familiar with the Gatwick Express announcements.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Obvious depending on direction of travel, they usually do the standard welcome onboard this Gatwick Express service to "insert destination" and also advise you to keep all personal belongings with you at all times.

Note this is repeated 4 times in English then German, Italian and Spanish I believe.

They also do the standard departure message upon approach to said destination, again in four languages.

Does this help?
 

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Obvious depending on direction of travel, they usually do the standard welcome onboard this Gatwick Express service to "insert destination" and also advise you to keep all personal belongings with you at all times.

Note this is repeated 4 times in English then German, Italian and Spanish I believe.

They also do the standard departure message upon approach to said destination, again in four languages.

Does this help?

That does help: thank you, mate!
It's also interesting to know what other languages these announcements are repeated in!
 

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On arrival at Victoria they also tell you where to go for taxis and I think the underground.
 

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On arrival at Victoria they also tell you where to go for taxis and I think the underground.

I had a feeling they did something like that. They probably include London Coach & Bus Station in that announcement as well. Oh, and they most likely advise that you can change at Victoria for SouthEastern services.
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"Booths" I believe! ;)

Booths? I might be being rather stupid here, but I have no idea what you're on about! :D
 

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Booths? I might be being rather stupid here, but I have no idea what you're on about! :D

I know of a Yorkshire dialect, but I didn't know we treat it like another language here down South!
 

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That does help: thank you, mate!
It's also interesting to know what other languages these announcements are repeated in!


No worries, I've been on the GatEx too many times that's how I know :lol:
 

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Booths? I might be being rather stupid here, but I have no idea what you're on about! :D

You may or may not be aware, but this forum has some sort of obsession with 442s and for a while on here they were the solution to every rolling stock shortage in the country! Many, however, believe (accept) that there is going to be limited use for them once replaced by 387/2s and so think they will end up in a scrapyard. Booths in Rotherham is a well known scrapyard for trains :)
 

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You may or may not be aware, but this forum has some sort of obsession with 442s and for a while on here they were the solution to every rolling stock shortage in the country!

Although now this forum seems to have moved on and now has an obsession with Hitachi AT300s which seem to be the solution to every rolling stock shortage in the country.
 

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Although now this forum seems to have moved on and now has an obsession with Hitachi AT300s which seem to be the solution to every rolling stock shortage in the country.

At least AT300 proposals are somewhat more realistic for longer-distance routes which may be electrified within 10-20 years.
 
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