Former Train Announcer at Bristol (T.M.).

[the green mile]

Linking two threads, as thanks for helping Hornbachhh in Perth (Oz) with his model of Bath Road, he has sent me a copy of the latest DVD produced at around the time the depot finally closed. In one scene filmed at the station end, the voice of a lady announcer can be heard in the background. As this was 1995, I assume it was our Lil, unless there were any other female announcers at that time. Difficult to make out if there was a dialect of any sort.

[Robin Summerhill]

i believe the announcer was a driver on other ill health duties pity i cannot remember his name when we have our monthly gathering i will ask our own memory man

That would probably have been Douggie Evans. He developed severe neck problems in the mid-1970s which he always put down to taking a Peak to Gloucester one hot summer day with the cab door open (which always sounded a bit implausible to me given the years he had spent on a steam footplate, which ain't excatly draught proof). He was eventually taken off the footplate and given a station announcer's job.

They have pay-as-you-go broadband down here in South Africa so I won't be listening to the YouTube link until I get back.

I will confirm or otherwise on January 11th

I'm back and I've listened

It's not Douggie Evans - he was a station announcer at the time but he was Welsh, and his accent used to come over quite strongly

So I'm afraid I'm completely clueless as to who it is

[bristolian]

Afternoon everyone, whilst uploading more audio tracks to YouTube, I've found another with the Station Announcer that I asked about originally.

Hopefully this might jog a few memories...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM1FejmFw4I

Very Best Wishes,
Bob.