TIME TRAVELLER
Aug 13, 2018
2 minutes
BR
50 YEARS AGO... SEPTEMBER 1968
■ British Railways began experiments with three methods of loudspeaker announcements on some Inter-City services: ‘live voice’ announcements by the guard; prerecorded announcements operated automatically by the progress of the train; and pre-recorded announcements operated manually by the guard. Three-month trials started on services between Euston, Manchester and Liverpool on September 23, later extended to Glasgow. Previously, public
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