Public Address Overkill

[MrX]

They really need to look at shortening the scripts, there's no need for such long-winded phrasing.

"Welcome aboard! - this 11:00 service to Cork" (for Cork just sounds weird)
"Smoking on board is illegal"
"Stow your luggage carefully - do not block the aisles or obstruct doors"

This train will stop at : XXX,YYY,ZZZ.

There's no need for all this 'thank you for your attention and blah blah blah "

The scripts should be quick, to the point, and not waffly. Otherwise, they're just running for ages for no good reason.

Also, no offense to the voice over artist, but there's a reason why a female voice is normally used in public transport announcements - it's far easier to hear as it's higher pitched and cuts through the background din of low-frequency train noises.

Something more like the Luas would make more sense i.e. to the point and clear.


On the DART / Commuter you should have :

"The destination of this train is : XXXXXXX .... Next stop YYYYYY"

"Doors are about to close"

"Approaching YYYYYY"

"This is YYYYYYY"

"The destination of this train is : XXXXXXX .... Next stop ZZZZZZZ

There's really no need for long lists of stations being read out over and over. It's just confusing.

If you want to provide that kind of information - it can be scrolled across the LED panels.

This train is serving : AAAAAA, BBBBB, CCCCC, DDDDDD, EEEEE, FFFFF and GGGGG...