Graham - can't you remeber the guy at Newport? Newport Newport Newport, this is Newport Newport Newport, Newport Newport Newport, this is Newport Newport Newport, Newport Newport Newport, this is Newport Newport Newport,....................................... I was back home last week, and actually caught a train for the first for in over 20 years (except for one from DC to Baltimore last year - travel agent's mistake), upto London and back to Newport, but he must now be working for GWR upstairs. Terry ---- robert williams <canton_cardiff_wales@yahoo.com> wrote: > > From:- Graham WILLIAMS,of Canton,Cardiff. > Glamorgan F.H.S;#551. > > > --- On Sun, 19/6/11, robert williams <robert.williams94@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: robert williams <robert.williams94@gmail.com> > > Subject: Fwd: Welsh Accents. > > To: "robert williams" <canton_cardiff_wales@yahoo.com> > > Date: Sunday, 19 June, 2011, 17:11 > > ---------- Forwarded message > > ---------- > > From: robert williams <robert.williams94@gmail.com> > > Date: Thu, May 26, 2011 at 2:39 PM > > Subject: Welsh Accents. > > To: dyfed@rootsweb.com > > > > > > Here in Cardiff us natives have an accent different > > from the rest of Wales. > > We are known throughout the Principality by our > > Accent. > > You could deposit me anywhere in Wales,and once you heard > > my Lingo,you > > would utter..... > > "Ah yes,He's from Cardiff." > > We sound our  "A's" & "R's"rather long! > > As in Kaarrdiff Aarrm's Paarrk! > > > > The fellow that used to bring a smile to my face however > > was the > > "Station Announcer"at > > Carmarthen Railway Station in the 1970's. > > He would go on and on about the Delights on offer in > > Mrs;JONES's Cafe > > on platform one,just after he had told the whole world for > > miles > > around on his tannoy,turned up full that is, of ALL The > > Stations from > > Carmarthen to Timbucktoo. > > Nothing wrong in that you may think? > > The Trouble was though,He would be announcing all of that > > when the > > people on that only Train,long after said Train had left > > the Station! > > So as he was in the back room of the Station Building,He > > didn't know > > of course that everyone had > > disappeared! > > Funny it was like innit! > > Ther best though was the Learner Announcer who was doing > > his Training > > stint in Cardiff General Station. > > He was given a script to read,and announced...... > > > > "The Train now arriving at platform one will call at > > Newport,Swindon,Reading and London Paddington. > > First Class accomodation at the front of the Train, > > Second Class on the Arse End." > > > > A slight pause was heared,followed by > > "Whoops!" > > Graham.[Worked for B.R;1962-1981.] > > > > -- > > From:- Graham Williams.of > >           Canton,Cardiff. > >           Glam;FHS;#551. > >           "Genealogy",Where Progress is made going > > Backwards." > > > > > > > > -- > > From:- Graham Williams.of > >           Canton,Cardiff. > >           Glam;FHS;#551. > >           "Genealogy",Where Progress is made going > > Backwards." > > > > -- > > To send to the list send to glamorgan@rootsweb.com > GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html > - > A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ > > - > The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and > http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLAMORGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message