devon_belle
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I know that there are various automated announcers with male voices used at stations, but I've never come across one on a train. Are there any, and if not, why not?
I'd missed that. To that end, TfL uses a male voice for the 61016 announcement too. But I was thinking more in terms of the primary voice.GWR uses a secondary male voice.
"Please take CARE, when stepping down from the train"...
I'd missed that. To that end, TfL uses a male voice for the 61016 announcement too. But I was thinking more in terms of the primary voice.
Very simply, it's biology. The female voice is pitched higher than the male and is usually easierI know that there are various automated announcers with male voices used at stations, but I've never come across one on a train. Are there any, and if not, why not?
Yes there's a very loud one on some of the 156s/158s yelling "have tickets and passes ready for inspection"Pretty sure some parts of the announcements on Northern use a male voice.
I thought that it might be to do with male voices blending in with ambient humming/rumbling of the train but I also figured this would be a problem for male voices on stations where engine drone is much more audible.Very simply, it's biology. The female voice is pitched higher than the male and is usually easier
In some respects you could say that it worked exactly as intended!everyone jumped out of their skin!
LNER Azuma safety announcements are male.
That's certainly the explanation I've heard before. A womanly voice reassuring the passenger they're going to the right place, a man's voice giving immediate instructions. Obviously based on gender roles but I couldn't say where I read that explanation in relation to PAs.Perhaps there is a psychological reason where a female voice may soothe passengers on a train (which the company would want), which could explain why a contrasting secondary male voice is used to 'alert' passengers of important parts such as 'mind the gap' etc?
That's certainly the explanation I've heard before. A womanly voice reassuring the passenger they're going to the right place, a man's voice giving immediate instructions. Obviously based on gender roles but I couldn't say where I read that explanation in relation to PAs.
Northern recently replaced the announcement on the Civities (195 and 331) with a male voice.I was on a Preston to Blackpool Northern train recently and the primary voice was male. The Blackpool and London trams use male voices
Is it still Nicholas Owen the newsreader?London Trams uses a male voice for the “The next stop is…” and “This Tram is for…” announcements.
Virgin trains used to have the middle part of the automated announcement on arriving at a station as a male voice, which said something like "When leaving us here, please remember to take all your belongings with you, and take care when you step down onto the platform." Can't recall if Avanti retained it as it's been a while since I last used them.