Is 'the ram' still about?
His announcements used to be all over youtube.
He is still around.
If anyone remembers the American woman from the BBC Railway series (who was a revenue inspector at Euston, then Dispatcher), she's now a Euston based Train Manager.
Although the automated announcements somewhat diminish TM's announcements on VT these days, the post-departure announcement with all the bells and whistles (calling points, arrival times, safety and security information, no smoking, ticket checks etc) made by her are "interesting" because they are made in American English! So Coach A becomes Car A, toilets become "Lavatories" and so on and so fourth.
"Both myself and your driver are highly skilled professional staff, we take your safety very seriously, but in return, we ask that you have a glance at the safety posters displayed in the vestibule areas on this train."
"I appreciate you've already had your tickets checked before you joined the train, but for passengers in First Class, I need to do one more ticket check to make sure you've got the correct tickets for this seating area."
