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I never witnessed this myself, it was a bit before my time, but I've been told that in the 1980s there was an Intercity West Coast guard who was renowned for keeping passengers entertained with jolly tunes on his harmonica.
I do come across humorous announcements from time to time. The most memorable one I've had recently was a Virgin guard apologising for delays caused by a lineside fire outside Euston. So he played eye spy on the pa with us to keep us occupied, something beginning with 'S'. The correct answer was Speedy Hire, they have a depot up the line somewhere outside Euston.
I do come across humorous announcements from time to time. The most memorable one I've had recently was a Virgin guard apologising for delays caused by a lineside fire outside Euston. So he played eye spy on the pa with us to keep us occupied, something beginning with 'S'. The correct answer was Speedy Hire, they have a depot up the line somewhere outside Euston.
I worked for LM when that happened. Yes he got in trouble but there is more to that then just a dodgy announcement.
We were on a LM service out of New Street a few years back, the guard came into the carriage and started "rapping",(if that's the correct term), it went something like this:-
"The train has just left Birmingham station"
"Let me see your ticket for your destination"
When he got to us it went something like this:-
"I see you 2 are travelling together"
"Let's hope you get some lovely weather"
Then there was the guard on a late running service from Manchester who apologised for the delay explaining it had been caused by problems with a London bound train.
He then announced it was probably taking the Man Utd fans back home, (they had a game the night before at Old Trafford), he then said he couldn't understand why anyone would want to live there, discretion prevents me from typing the exact words but, suffice to say Donald Trump used the same exact word recently.
"The train has just left Birmingham station"
"Let me see your ticket for your destination"
When he got to us it went something like this:-
"I see you 2 are travelling together"
"Let's hope you get some lovely weather"
Then there was the guard on a late running service from Manchester who apologised for the delay explaining it had been caused by problems with a London bound train.
He then announced it was probably taking the Man Utd fans back home, (they had a game the night before at Old Trafford), he then said he couldn't understand why anyone would want to live there, discretion prevents me from typing the exact words but, suffice to say Donald Trump used the same exact word recently.
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