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Originally Posted by David A Hicks
Just wondered if anyone had any experiences with an automated system on a E/DMU? When the 175's were first being used FNW used an automated announcement on them, I was on a service to Blackpool North, and the announcements were all 'one stop behind' e.g. the 175 comes to Oxford Road, "this is Manchester Piccadilly". Now the 175's don't seem to use them anymore.
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I caught a 175 a couple of months ago and they were using the automated annoucement system, they have made some modifications to them to include all the Welsh spellings and to program in routes like Manchester to South Wales which weren't programmed in when First North Western got them installed.
Central Trains also use them on some of there new trains (I forget the model no) but it announces "We will shortly be arriving at X" about 5 minutes before the train reaches X.