“Please hold tightly”

Steddenm · 27 Jun 2018

The trams (Flexity) in Blackpool have a "hold right, please" announcement before they pull away from stops.

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James James · 27 Jun 2018

SBB's FLIRTs have warning stickers to this effect, mainly because they accelerate faster than one would expect. (I think they've toned down the acceleration since introduction, but there were some injuries in the early days.)

matt_world2004 · 27 Jun 2018

Sometimes on the underground the driver would announce that due to a problem with the signalling system the train is going to speed up and break sharply and to hold on I presume this is to test the trip cock

ASharpe · 27 Jun 2018

transmanche said:
However on the modern DOO bus, there's already a huge clue that the bus is about to move when you hear the hustle alarm for the closing doors.

I find most buses set off moving before the doors have closed. I've often wondered how delayed they would end up if they needed interlock before moving.

dcsprior · 27 Jun 2018

delt1c said:
What next " Male occupants in toilets, please aim carefully points ahead"

That makes me think of a plane journey from Gatwick to Edinburgh: we had just started the descent when it started to feel a little bumpy, I thought that if I didn't go for a pee right away, I may not get a chance, as the seatbelt sign may come on and not go off again until landing... A minute or so later I'm mid-flow when we got the worst turbulence I've ever experienced on a plane (I make >40 return flights per year) I was lifted off my feet for what felt like a while but was probably two seconds, when I landed I hadn't missed with a single drop

bramling · 28 Jun 2018

ess said:
After a comedy passenger falling onto another passenger this morning while the train changed tracks, I wonder why I’ve never heard a “Please hold tightly” message (except on the Stansted Airport transit).

It would be much more useful than many other PA announcements I hear.

A WAGN driver got in trouble a few years ago for making such an announcement. I think it was something like “hold on tight, we’re running late and I’m going to do my best to get you there on time”. There followed a barrage of complaints from people alleging he had taken a bend too fast.

kevjs · 28 Jun 2018

asharpe said:
I find most buses set off moving before the doors have closed. I've often wondered how delayed they would end up if they needed interlock before moving.

However, gone are the days of them driving round in summer with the doors open like they used to do in the very 90s / early 00s!

edwin_m · 28 Jun 2018

The rubber-tyre Paris Metro trains have notices warning of the severity of the braking. Another reason in my view why that technology is a solution in search of a problem.

AidanCKY · 5 Jul 2018

When I visited Tokyo last year, they have these announcements. In Japanese and English.
It's very useful, it says something along the lines of "Please hold on, the train is switching tracks"

Works well. But so does everything on their train system.

Dai Corner · 5 Jul 2018

If they started making announcements warning of rough riding someone would decide to sue if one was ever missed and they suffered an injury.

xotGD · 5 Jul 2018

Would "Brace! Brace!" be a bit over-the-top?

gazr · 5 Jul 2018

Lockwood said:
"Trams can start and stop suddenly. Please-" "Shut up tram."

Maybe they can get Mina Kulis to do all the voice announcements... Then all the passengers can go, "Shut up Meg!!"

Matt Taylor · 5 Jul 2018

I make a manual announcement advising people to hold tight etc if we are attaching to another unit but if I made announcements for every ropey bit of track of potential crossover I'd never be off the PA!

transmanche · 5 Jul 2018

gazr said:
Maybe they can get Mina Kulis to do all the voice announcements... Then all the passengers can go, "Shut up Meg!!"

Or from an earlier generation, "Shut up..."

noodlepoodle · 6 Jul 2018

On the Stansted Airport transit there is an announcement before approaching arrivals as the transit takes the crossover quite fast.
It doesn't seem to make any difference; frequent travellers already know to hold on and tourists all go flying.

Bletchleyite · 6 Jul 2018

Matt Taylor said:
I make a manual announcement advising people to hold tight etc if we are attaching to another unit but if I made announcements for every ropey bit of track of potential crossover I'd never be off the PA!

The LNR 350s have a quite detailed automatic announcement for that, but I’ve only ever heard it used once.

causton · 6 Jul 2018

Bletchleyite said:
The LNR 350s have a quite detailed automatic announcement for that, but I’ve only ever heard it used once.

I don't think this is the whole announcement as I was surprised to hear it too, but here is the one I heard (unless it has changed with the re-recording to LNR)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8msFFcTw-q3WUxSSzhMdmxITG8/view?usp=sharing

Matt Taylor · 6 Jul 2018

Bletchleyite said:
The LNR 350s have a quite detailed automatic announcement for that, but I’ve only ever heard it used once.

So do we on SWR but it takes so long to find it on the menu that it's quicker to make a manual announcement.

Crossover · 6 Jul 2018

greyman42 said:
What happens at Mirfield? Is it a particularly rocky set of points?

Iskra said:
I think so, yes. There is a distinct jolt as you pass through the station from West to East. This is accentuated by the often crammed trains and it catches people out. You will notice that staff members will often stop walking and hold on while the train passes through Mirfield if you watch closely.

Specifically it is the turnout at Heaton Lodge East Jn (where the line from Deighton joins the line from Brighouse) - it isn't so bad on a stopper coming from Deighton but the non stoppers hit the pointwork quite hard and it sends the Desiros into a bit of a roll. I think I have heard manual announcements about the junction before - it is probably one of the worst I am aware of to be honest.

Crossover · 6 Jul 2018

Steddenm said:
The trams (Flexity) in Blackpool have a "hold right, please" announcement before they pull away from stops.

So they do - the novelty soon wears off on there too!

Dr_Paul · 7 Jul 2018

87 027 said:
Did you ever experience those "please hold on tightly, the bus is about to move" announcements on London buses? They only sometimes coincided with when the bus actually started to move, got very irritating very quickly and I'm pleased to say have now been abandoned (at least on all the buses I use)

Yes, they were a joke. Only once did I hear that announcement whilst the bus was standing at the stop. Every other time, it was played when the bus was already underway. I'm very glad that this announcement was discontinued. Now, if only they'd stop playing that awful 'Sorted' security announcement after leaving every station between Wimbledon and Waterloo...

Bletchleyite · 7 Jul 2018

Matt Taylor said:
So do we on SWR but it takes so long to find it on the menu that it's quicker to make a manual announcement.

Surprised it isn’t required to be used because it, unlike a manual one, also scrolls on the display for deaf people and those with headphones on?

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