Bakerloo line Old "VERA" Announcements

When the 1972 tube stock was refurbished in the 1990s for the Bakerloo line, new automatic announcements were installed, going by the name of VERA. These were in use between 1991 and 2001, voiced by an unknown narrator, speculating to be Charlotte Green. They were replaced by Emma Clarke after passengers deemed to be too creepy or patronising. VERA was also used on the C69/77 Stock for the Circle, Hammersmith & City and District lines.
Few clear recordings exist of the VERA announcements, so the samples you hear come from a RailUK Forums thread, uploaded by the user ‘Stadler’, as well as a TH-cam clip from Richard Wexler’s “London Underground 1998” video. It’s not the greatest quality given they were taken in the 1990s, but anything will suffice!
Audio credits to ‘Stadler’ on RailUK Forums:
Picture credits to ‘Tom’ on Flickr.
Video credits to Richard Wexler on TH-cam.

[@TrainBusFan06]

Interesting I never knew these old announcements existed in the first place. But they sound rather hideous so I can understand why they didn't last long before being replaced by the newer announcements which are sounding much more clear...

[@JGravesend]

C Stock on the Circle, Hammersmith and District (Edgware Road branch)…had the same voiceover from their refurbishment in the early 90s until replaced by Emma Clarke in about 2003.
APPARENTLY the Victoria Line 1967 stock had it as well, but I’ve never come across any recordings…I can’t say I remember hearing them as I very rarely used the Victoria Line when I was little!

[@skullgeezer7174]

And in 2024, we are getting Adrian Hieatt as our new announcer, as well as PIS displays

[@Daniil0011]

These kinda sound like smth straight out of a horror movie🫠

[@kliximBRUH]

wait what there were old annoucments for the bakerloo? this sounds so weird and ngl really loud and unclear prefer new one 100%

[@Vicious_Bastard]

About the unclear one, that would possibly be the camera quality due to it being taken around the 90s

[@MuddoDrawsWithMaggo]

“The next station is Charing Cross cha- change here for northern line railways”
I can tell they messed up and yet TFL used it somehow I’m glad they got rid of it

[@EnglandGovermentafootball]

Or it might be the next station is Charing Cross change at Charing Cross for northern line railways this is Charing Cross this is a Bakerloo line train stations to Alvin the castle

[@EnglandGovermentafootball]

Next station, Charing Cross change change for Northern railways this is Charing Cross this is a Bakerloo line train gibberish to 11 Castle