Blackadder star Tony Robinson has helped coach rail staff to deliver new "comedy" announcements.
Written by Richard Preddy, who wrote the sitcom Green Wing, <link> <caption>the announcements</caption> <url href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OKvNb9AUD0&feature=youtu.be" platform="highweb"/> </link> aim to make the Birmingham to London journey enjoyable.
In one, passengers listening to "noisy iPods" will be advised to get a better taste in music.
Robinson, who played Baldrick, spent a month helping Chiltern Railways staff learn the lines.