love the new announcements voiced by Elinor Hamilton! also on the West Midlands Metro Trams and on the 1995 Stock (LU Northern line) for the new Battersea extension and Elizabeth line recordings. when she was first introduced to SWR 158s and 159s in July 2023, she also started doing Penalty Fare messages on the 444s, 450s and 455s. then in October 2023 on the 484s (Island line) and now all announcements on 444s, 450s and 455s from February 2024. not yet introduced to the 458s, 701s or 707s. 458/5s and 707s will be phased out. 701s will eventually get Elinor. it is still unknown whether the 458/4 fleet will retain Celia or switch to Elinor as there are rumors that the 458/4s will start services from Waterloo to Hounslow loop and Weybridge via Staines from July
@thetrainhornmaster9439
3 ай бұрын
What I don’t get about 707s and 458s is why did 707s only last 5 years yet 455s lasted about 40 years on the road and the 458 what is the point of having first class in it because it never does any first class routes now knowing it’s for Hounslow loop definitely wanna know the point of first class because they don’t have first class tickets available from places like Shepparton Raynes Park (Wimbledon unless a Sunday) Hounslow Staines and Windsor none of those areas apart from Wimbledon have first class options but then what’s the point of paying first class on a 450 from Wimbledon when you can catch a 450 on the suburban routes via Earlsfield and that if your lucky and sit in first class then but the announcements are decent I’ll admit but the volume of the 455s are a joke but I saw a review on SWR and the trust pilot review called the new announcements threatening messages which made me laugh but anyway best advice if you’re wanting to get a 450 first class ride get a suburban service via Wimbledon or Richmond
@GenerationRecords
10 ай бұрын
There's a unit on island line with these announcements now too
@thetrainhornmaster9439
10 ай бұрын
Better keep my eye out
@gabrielstravels
Жыл бұрын
Apparently the voice is Elinor Hamilton, who also replaced the local Brummie guy on National Express West Midlands (NXWM) buses. Why does she have to always takeover, i don't get it
@thetrainhornmaster9439
Жыл бұрын
first group possibly
@blight4959
4 ай бұрын
All of the 450 announcements have changed to her too so I'm guessing it's maybe an SWR or just First thing cuz Janine is still on the Turbos
@SCE10
Жыл бұрын
I REFUSE to believe they got rid of Celia's voice. Why does the replacement have to sound like the butchering voice on GWR's 800s?
@thetrainhornmaster9439
Жыл бұрын
Well unfortunately they have
@LondonTransport466
Жыл бұрын
It doesn’t just sound like the GWR voice, it IS the same voice. I don’t care if I get hate for this opinion, but I think I sounds pretty good. Edit: Sorry, I’m an idiot. It’s actually Elinor Hamilton, who does station announcements on the London Underground.
@thetrainhornmaster9439
Жыл бұрын
@@LondonTransport466I personally think that the same announcements as Southern would be better
@LondonTransport466
Жыл бұрын
@@thetrainhornmaster9439 Yeah, I agree.
@thetrainhornmaster9439
Жыл бұрын
@@LondonTransport466 or LNWR
@ChilternTransportProductions
Жыл бұрын
Oh goodness me that is painful to listen to!
@thetrainhornmaster9439
Жыл бұрын
I am gonna admit they aren’t as good as the old ones I was expecting them to be the same as the LNWR announcements not this nonsense it basically sounds like a GWR rip off
@ChilternTransportProductions
Жыл бұрын
@@thetrainhornmaster9439 Considering the common link with First group ownership of both, that’s not surprising. It seems to me like they want GWR and SWR to be very similar, nearly the same with the station announcements exactly the same and now seemingly also on train announcements
@thetrainhornmaster9439
Жыл бұрын
@@ChilternTransportProductions even the 701 announcements don’t count the same
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