Similarly I remember there was a (driver?) announcing the stations when I commuted from StLeonards to Central in Sydney, and he was hilarious, cracking jokes and congratulating people for not blocking the doors, keeping time records of how long passengers took to alight and aboard the trains
I came here to comment that Melbourne had a few train and tram drivers that were very chatty and brightened your commute. I don’t miss trying to change at South Yarra at rush hour, though.
Used to be a guy like this at one of the main stations in Melbourne 😁
Similarly I remember there was a (driver?) announcing the stations when I commuted from StLeonards to Central in Sydney, and he was hilarious, cracking jokes and congratulating people for not blocking the doors, keeping time records of how long passengers took to alight and aboard the trains
I came here to comment that Melbourne had a few train and tram drivers that were very chatty and brightened your commute. I don’t miss trying to change at South Yarra at rush hour, though.