London (TAN): Ever heard of a talking toilet, or better still, heard a voice in the loo? Well, United Kingdom-based train operating company Virgin Trains has restrooms talking to you all the time. And now it’s time the voice got an update.
Virgin Trains has launched auditions to land a bunch of winners from across the United Kingdom whose voices will be used to deliver health and safety sanitation messages to over 38 million passengers on the West Coast route, the company said.
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Television personality Dean Gaffney is assisting Virgin Trains in its search for the voices of the train toilet. Gaffney guides participants audition with the aid of an automated entry system called Virgin Trains GaffBot.
The current loo voice, first introduced in 2013, alerts passengers on the hazards of flushing the unflushables including baby wipes, sanitary items and nappies, and lifts the lid, among other things.
“We make it our mission to ensure our customers get a warm welcome when they travel with us on Virgin Trains services. That friendliness extends to our toilets too,” said Virgin Trains Executive Director, Customer Experience and Operations, Peter Broadley.
Broadley said “the talking toilet delivers an important message” apart from “bringing a smile to those that pop in for a visit onboard”.
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Most of the time, if a toilet is out of use, it’s because something untoward has been flushed down it; we’ve found glasses, wedding rings and even a bra have been the cause of clogged loos in the past. We’re hoping that our selection of winning voices will help us continue to deliver the message about what not to flush in our signature light-hearted Virgin Trains way,” he added.
The last date for submitting entries for the auditions is April 5, 2019.
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