Station announcements that have been recorded by children have called on passengers to wear face coverings and to socially distance correctly.

The announcements are now being played across the South Western Railway network.

One of the children, Teenasha Santuck, from South London, asks passengers to wear a face-covering so that she can see her mum return from work.

The other, Evie Thew, from Honiton in East Devon, urges everyone to keep their distance so she is still able to hug her mum, dad and granddad, all of which work for South Western Railway.

The two children won a competition to become the voices of two new station announcements. They each received a £50 gift voucher, certificate and goodie bag in recognition of their success.

Alan Penlington, SWR’s Director of Customer Experience, said: “Our number one priority is the safety of our customers and colleagues, and we are continuing to do all we can to stop the spread of coronavirus across our network. But we need our customers’ help too.

“By following Teenasha and Evie’s excellent advice and wearing a face covering while maintaining social distancing, we can all help to keep each other safe”.

These are the two announcements:

“Hello, I am Teenasha and my mum works for South Western Railway. If you’re travelling today, you must wear a face covering. This will help keep my mum safe and mean I can see her smile when she gets home from work.”

“Hello, I am Evie and my mum, dad and granddad work for South Western Railway. If you’re travelling today, please remember to socially distance. This will help keep my mum, dad and granddad safe and mean I can hug them when they get home from work”.

Videos of the children saying the announcements can be watched below:

👍Check out Evie’s announcement, which asks passengers to keep their distance when using our services so she can hug her parents and granddad when they come home! pic.twitter.com/aiKrxmeOw1

— SWR Help (@SW_Help) August 12, 2020

👍And take a listen to Teenasha, who wants our customers to wear face coverings on the network to keep her parents and others safe! pic.twitter.com/Q84WqygN8n

— SWR Help (@SW_Help) August 12, 2020

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