Following on from the existing thread on station announcement phraseology no longer used at https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/station-announcer-phraseology-no-longer-used.252505/ I thought how about a separate thread about on-train public address announcement phraseology no longer used.
Here's one to start you off: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are now approaching X" was how guards on InterCity trains with on-board public address systems usually used to announce each station in BR days.
And in the early days of privatisation in the late 1990s "X your next station stop".
Nowadays "We will shortly be arriving into X" seems to be the norm.
And as the buffet is no longer officially referred to as the buffet these days, "A buffet service of drinks and light refreshments is available on this train", "The buffet is currently clear for service" and "The buffet will be closing in approximately ten minutes' time. This is the final call for the buffet car."
Here's one to start you off: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are now approaching X" was how guards on InterCity trains with on-board public address systems usually used to announce each station in BR days.
And in the early days of privatisation in the late 1990s "X your next station stop".
Nowadays "We will shortly be arriving into X" seems to be the norm.
And as the buffet is no longer officially referred to as the buffet these days, "A buffet service of drinks and light refreshments is available on this train", "The buffet is currently clear for service" and "The buffet will be closing in approximately ten minutes' time. This is the final call for the buffet car."
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