(Montparnasse 1895)
That was title photo of the WhatsApp group of drivers I trained with.
(Montparnasse 1895)
I've seen that on the displays at Portsmouth Harbour as well, even funnier there given the sheer drop into the water the other side of the concourse...
That was title photo of the WhatsApp group of drivers I trained with.
Josh Mears can be spotted at the barriers, ticket offices and on the platforms providing assistance.
But that’s not all he does during his shifts.
The 28-year-old, who has the official title of area relief, also makes the extra effort of trying to put a smile on the face of passengers.
He cracks jokes as he delivers public announcements....
Hopefully not intended as something to aspire to in their careers?
Sure it must have been him I had on the Maesteg to Cardiff last week. He sang as we cane into Bridgend, Pencoed and Cardiff.TfW has the singing conductor, https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019...who-cheers-up-the-commute-for-his-passengers/. Hopefully I've done the below right.
The singing train conductor who cheers up the commute for his passengers
Chris has been writing his own songs for months and performing them while on duty
He may well be the happiest train conductor in Britain.
For the last five months, Chris Edwards from Newport has been singing to his passengers to cheer them up on the commute.
He has even created his own lyrics for each station, and sings every one to the tune of well-known hits.
Chris even does one-on-one performances for his passengers
The singing started about five months ago.
"I do many things like quizzes and puzzles and doing dance breaks in the middle of the train. Having a sing and having a chat is a good thing - I believe in the concept of conversation."
– CHRIS EDWARDS, TRANSPORT FOR WALES
He has written more than 80 songs derived from classic hits that informs the passengers what station is approaching.
*To the tune of 'I'm A Believer' by Smash Mouth*
When you leave bom bom bom bom
Then it's round the bend
Do do do do
Oh this Risca
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
Yes this is it
Ooooh
This is Risca
Sunny Risca
Next in line
– ONE OF CHRIS' SONGS
Long-time music fan Chris has been entertaining passengers for a while, with some posting videos on social media of his performances.
How did he do Cheltenham??On the XC service from the Midlands to Exeter, a guard announced Birmingham New Street through to Bristol Temple Meads with each station in its local accent
Once approaching Havant the station name was pronounced with a strong French accent - to rhyme with mah-jongg. Quite appropriate as Havant does indeed look like a French place name.
The guard then when on to do the same at Fratton (emphasis on the second syllable) and Portsmoos and Southsea (very difficult for francophones). Joke wearing thin by then.
I don’t think so - the rest of the announcements were in normal estuary English, so I’m pretty sure it was a joke.I know of at least two Drivers who are native French. One used to be a Guard. Have you considered that the Guard may have actually been French ?
hidden between the 45 stops of Aberdeen - PenzanceIt would get pounced upon by the media and by the professionally offended if it had happened, but the troll in me wanted (at the tail end of last year when the meme was going) an announcement to drop a "Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself" into the middle of running through the stops. Preferably on a line like the Heart of Wales where there's plenty to hide it amongst!
Trialling a new non-stop service from Waterloo to Shanklin, perhaps?I've seen that on the displays at Portsmouth Harbour as well, even funnier there given the sheer drop into the water the other side of the concourse...
He just said very slowly 'CHEL TEN HAM SPA' with each syllable pronounced fully, in the poshest voice possible.How did he do Cheltenham??
I know of at least two Drivers who are native French. One used to be a Guard. Have you considered that the Guard may have actually been French ?
Bi-lingual announcements - English and Spanish - on Northern's 13.21 Hull - Scarborough service last Saturday (14th March)
Not being a Spanish speaker I guess I should really say it sounded Spanish! But it created lots of laughter, and I heard one person comment on how nice it was to hear something like that when all news was about Coronavirus
Many years ago I was on a Birmingham to Cambridge service, and before arriving at March station the conductor, who was of West Indian descent, proclaimed "We are shortly approaching March, and after leaving March will call at April, May and June"